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This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/752,440, filed on Jan. 5, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,840,257 entitled “Examination of Biological Tissue using Non-Contact Optical Probes,” which claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application 60/438,229, filed on Jan. 4, 2003; and this application is also a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/618,579, filed on Jul. 10, 2003, now abandoned entitled “Examination and Imaging of Brain Cognitive Functions,” which claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application 60/395,082, filed on Jul. 10, 2002, all of which are incorporated by reference.
The present invention related to examination of brain cognitive functions and processes using optical and other techniques.
The human brain has been the object of many methodologies and hypotheses. The burgeoning technologies now available have each opened particular facets of the study, MRI being the most versatile as capable of imaging hemodynamic and metabolic signals in a unique fashion. PET has similar possibilities of large chemical specificity governed by the combination of lifetimes and radiation from radioactive isotopes. Other methods give highly specialized signals, for example, MEG and EEG that have respectively high and low resolution for neurophysiological signals. Optical tomography is somewhat more quantitative with respect to hemodynamic changes and has latent possibilities for measuring neuronal signals. The propagation of near infrared light through biological tissue such as the brain and breast has been experimentally studied and theoretically modeled. Accurate theoretical models are based on Monte Carlo representations of the diffusion equation and on analytic expressions that show propagation into the gray matter of the brain in adults and especially in neonates. This propagation of light into cranial tissue has been verified by clinical measurement of the presence of X-ray CT identified cranial hematomas at depths 3-4 cm. Detection of the oxygenation state and amount of hemoglobin has been the goal of tissue oximetry and quantitative results are obtained by time and frequency domain devices. These devices measure the optical pathlength over which photons diffuse from source to detector. However, single volume determination of optical parameters of a highly heterogeneous system such as the human brain may give only a fraction of the signal of a localized focal activation already shown to be highly localized by ƒMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging).
The optical systems are relatively simple, safe, portable and affordable as required by today's health care industry. There are several optical examination and imaging devices that have been used for imaging functional activity of adult, full-term and pre-term neonate brain. These optical examination and imaging systems are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,353,799; 5,853,370; 5,807,263, 5,820,558. The described optical systems do not require subject immobilization (as do MRI and PET). The images are acquired in less than half a minute and show good two-dimensional resolution of blood changes.
The amplitude and phase cancellation devices have been used to study the prefrontal region of adults and the parietal region of pre-and full-term infants and have been used for the detection of breast tumors. In addition to the use of phase and amplitude cancellation, there are two general principles for object detection in the biological tissue. In brain examination, an optical system can use the difference between rest and functional activation since the transition time between the two states of the brain function is several seconds. The second principle is used, where symmetry exists such as in the hemispheres of the brain or in the human breasts. The symmetric “lateralization” signal has been used to detect brain bleeds and breast tumors since it enables cancellation unwanted background signals.
Phase cancellation systems use preferably an arrangement of detectors and equidistant sources from which amplitude and phase cancellation may be obtained. If equal light amplitudes at 0 and 180° phases are used for the light sources, an appropriate positioning of the detector can lead to a “null” in the amplitude signal and a crossover between 0 and 180° phase shift, i.e., 90°. In homogeneous tissue, this null is symmetrically in the middle. In heterogeneous tissue, this null may is displaced from the geometric midline. Thus, the null establishes an extremely sensitive measure to perturbation by an absorber or scatterer. The detection sensitivity can be further increased by using a NIR absorbing dye such as indocyanine green (ICG) administered or injected in the tissue. Advantageously, the null location is relatively insensitive to amplitude fluctuations common to both light sources, and is insensitive to inhomogeneities that affect a large tissue volume common to the two optical patterns. Sensitivity to scattering is high particularly provided that the scattering contrast is the same as the absorbing contrast. The crossover signal is preferably used for imaging. The amplitude signal is somewhat less useful for imaging since the position indication is ambiguous, i.e., an increase of signal is observed regardless of the displacement of the absorbing object away from to the null plane. However, this can be accounted for by software corrections.
The optical phase system generates a photon diffusion wave of a long wavelength (˜10 cm) as determined by the particular scattering (μs′=10 cm−1) and absorbing (μa=0.04 cm−1) properties of the medium and the radio-frequency (˜100 MHz). Optical wavelengths in the visible to infrared range, preferably between 700-850 nm are determined by the availability of laser diodes. Thus the photon diffusion wavelength of ˜10 cm provides imaging in the “near field”, and diffraction effects are absent. The phase signal at zero crossing detection is essentially a square wave “overloaded” signal. It is moderately insensitive to the changes of signal amplitude that may occur in imaging from proximal to distal source-detector pairs and is also little insensitive to ambient light.
There is still a need for optical examination and imaging systems for examining various brain cognitive functions and processes.
The present invention is a method and system for examination and imaging of brain cognitive functions.
According to one aspect, system and method for examining a brain function of a subject introduces optical radiation from a light source into the brain of a subject and detects radiation that has migrated in a brain region from the light source to a detector. The system also provides brain stimulation while introducing and detecting the optical radiation, and stores the detected radiation to create optical data. The system then evaluates the optical data to determine a brain function of the subject.
According to another aspect, system and a method for detecting deceit by a subject introduces optical radiation from a light source into the brain of a subject and detects radiation that has migrated in a brain region from the light source to a detector. The system also provides brain stimulation and receives a response from the subject while introducing and detecting the optical radiation, and stores the detected radiation to create optical data. The system then evaluates the optical data to determine whether the response was a knowingly false response.
The brain stimulation includes visual stimulation, auditory stimulation or any other stimulation that stimulates cognitive function of the brain or stimulates memories stored in the brain. The visual stimulation may include displaying a picture or displaying a movie.
The light source may include a light emitting diode (LED), a laser diode or a halogen or tungsten light bulb. The light source may provide a single wavelength or multi-wavelength light and may include a filter. The light detector may include a photodiode (e.g., a Si diode, PIN diode, avalanche diode), a photoresistor, a photomultiplier tube (PMT), or a CCD device.
The introduction and detection of optical radiation may be performed while providing the brain stimulation. The introduction and detection of optical radiation may be performed without the brain stimulation to obtain “background” optical data. The introduction and detection of optical radiation may be performed to obtain “rest” optical data at a low level of the brain stimulation, and the introduction and detection of optical radiation may be performed to obtain “functional” optical data at a high level of the brain stimulation. For example, the low level of the brain stimulation may include solving a simple mathematical problem or an anagram having three or four letters. The high level of the brain stimulation may include solving a difficult mathematical problem or an anagram having 8 to 12 letters. Alternatively, the low level of the brain stimulation may include asking simple every-day questions, and the high level of the brain stimulation may include asking “uncomfortable” or incriminating questions.
The optical data may include blood volume or blood oxygenation. The optical data may be displayed in form of standard images using, for example a back projection algorithm. The optical data may be displayed in form of “images” including relative or differential data. The optical data are displayed in form of histograms for the individual brain regions.
The system evaluates the examined brain function or the veracity of the subject's response an optical signature alone or in combination with a non-optical signature. The optical signature is based on the optical data (e.g., blood volume or blood oxygenation). The non-optical signature is based on the non-optical data measured by an EEG module, a MEG module, a thermography module, a respiratory module, a skin conductivity module, or a blood pressure module. The optical signature may include a specific or identifiable signature voxel (e.g., a fruitful voxel). The optical signature may include other measures such as intensity, gradient or a relative value derived from the optical data. The optical signature may also include a histogram or a “statistical” value or factor obtained by evaluating a large number of optical data sets. Each optical data set can be based on the blood volume data or the blood oxygenation data, or the congruence of blood volume and blood oxygenation. The optical data sets can be acquired over a short or a long period of time (including training time). Various optical data sets can be acquired while initiating a low level of the brain stimulation or a high level of the brain stimulation.
One embodiment of the system can evaluate a specific brain function or detect a brain disorder (e.g., attention deficit disorder). Another embodiment of the system can detect “deceit.” The evaluated brain function may include an emotional response, wherein the emotional response is a signature of propensity to violent behavior, or wherein the emotional response is a signature of propensity to antisocial behavior. The present system and method can be used to detect disattention, a learning ability, or other cognitive processes, including diminished or absent processes.
In the present systems, the brain function is characterized based on detecting an optical signature, which is related to the existence of one or several signature voxels (i.e., “fruitful voxels). Furthermore, as described below, at the moment of solving a “cognitive” problem (such as a math problem or an anagram) the sudden insight or the “eureka” moment, the optical system detects a pronounced dip and a rise in the blood volume signal.
The optical system can measure emotional response to displayed or stimulated situations by subtracting the optical signal corresponding to distress (e.g., a violent scene) and normal “calm” signal (e.g., a pastoral scene signal). Thus, the described systems can be used as “violence measure detectors” when properly “trained” and calibrated
Furthermore, the described systems can be used as “deceit measure detectors” by generating optical images. Depending on the “background” images, the detected optical images provide a strong signal at one, two or three signature voxels when the subject is telling the truth, and provide weak signal at the signature voxel (relative to other voxels) when the subject is lying. Based on the optical images, a “deceit” level is evaluated. The optical deceit data can be combined with other non-optical data measured of the subject to calculate the “deceit” level.
Preferred embodiments of optical module 20 are described and shown in
EEG module 40 is connected to an ECI electro-cap or another set of probes for measuring brain wave activity. The system can monitor a selected number of scalp locations. For example, EEG module 40 monitors up to nineteen scalp locations (Fp1, Fp2, F3, F4, F7, F8, T3, T4, T5, T6, C3, C4, P3, P4, O1, O2, Fz, Cz and Pz). All leads can be referenced to linked ear lobes (A1 and A2) and a ground electrode can be applied to the forehead. The system can also record vertical eye movements with electrodes placed above and below the eye. The 19 EEG traces can be digitized online at 500 Hz with a gain of 1000 (resolution of 0.084 μV/bit) and stored on a hard disk.
The 19 EEG traces are analyzed by any method known in the art. Prior to analysis a correction for ocular artifacts can be performed. The data can be divided into 2-second epochs (1024 data points), and automatically screened for artifacts. Excluded were all epochs showing amplitudes above ±100 μV. For each condition a Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) can be performed on artifact-free 2-second chunks of data to derive estimates of absolute spectral power (μV) in different frequency bands. EEG module 40 can use, as a characteristic signature, the alpha band, which is believed to be inversely related to mental effort. The lower alpha band is primarily associated with attentional processes, whereas the upper alpha band is primarily associated with semantic memory processes. Central computer correlates signals from optical module 20, brain stimulation module 30, and EEG module 40 according to a selected algorithm and provides data corresponding to a selected brain activity.
As described below, optical module 20 can be used as “deceit measure detectors” that provides strong signal at a signature voxel when the subject is lying and provides weak signal at a signature voxel when the subject is telling the truth. This optical data may be correlated with non-optical data. The correlated data improves the sensitivity and scoring process and increases the accuracy of the results.
Polygraph system 11 may also include a volumetric module. The volumetric module uses a blood pressure cuff, as its probe, placed on the arm over the brachial artery and inflated to about 60 or 70 mm Hg pressure for an indirect measure of blood pressure. Blood pressure module 80 provides direct blood pressure measurements. The blood pressure measurements together with the strength and the pulse rate are provided to central computer 12. Thermography module 50 measures or maps the temperature of a subject during brain stimulation such as questioning, image projection, auditory or other stimulation.
Respiratory module 60 uses a respiratory probe including one or several rubber tubes placed around the subject. These rubber tubes measure expansion and contraction in the thoracic and abdominal areas of the subject. The resulting data depends on the gaseous exchange of the human during the respiratory process.
Skin conductivity module 70 includes several electrode probes attached to the skin and a galvanometer or another similar device for recording skin conductance or resistance to an electrical current. The measured skin conductance or resistance depends on the eccrine gland activity of the subject during brain stimulation.
In polygraph 11 (
In general, the optical probe includes two optical probes 25 and 25A, each having a light source surrounded by eight detectors. In the tethered embodiment, each photodetector is connected to one channel, as shown in
Each light source 102 is driven by a driver 130 (shown in
Referring still to
In the system of
In optical probe 25, the LED source is surrounded by a circle of silicon diode detectors with an equal separation of 2.5 cm. This is a suitable separation for obtaining optimal signals from the cortical layer of the brain and affords nearly equal background signals from all detectors.
For example, in order to exactly equalize the outputs from the 8 integrated chip silicon diode detectors, we interpose a fifty-dB digitally controlled gain stage. The output in the region of 1-5 V pulses at 5 ms time multiplex pulses are connected to a sample-and-hold circuit in order to obtain an averaged “peak value” over 100 ms. Here, simple reed switches are adequate to give closure during the peak value of the input signals at the three wavelengths as are provided by the computer clock-controlled time-sequenced switches. Instead of taking the output at the time of closure of the input switches, the averaged value is sampled by the ADC program at an interval when the charge on the capacitors has stabilized and an average value of over the preceding twenty (20) closures of the switch is obtained. Thus, ADC sampling can take place at any time except when the signal switches are activated to impart new information to the holding circuit. An 8-bit ADC is quite adequate and DSP signal processing thereafter is optimal in view of the excellent averaging properties of the sample-and-hold circuit. The back projection algorithm for imaging provides information for each one of the 16 sectors. (As an example, the circuit diagram of
Referring also to
In the wireless embodiment, the cognotransmitter (i.e., the cogno-light source) drive a 2 or 3 wavelength LED at a sufficient light intensity level that can be detected by the cognosensor. For a 2 wavelength LED, the cognotransmitter consists of a multivibrator timing circuit, producing ‘double pulses,’ wherein the first of the double pulses excites the 730 nm LED and the second one the 850 nm LED. The timing circuitry provides a blank interval between the double pulses, which interval can be varied, effectively varying the duty ratio. The duty ratio can be set high during the active period, and low during the sleep mode. The high duty ratio can be used, when there is a necessity for a high signal to noise ratio and the battery drain is not paramount. This system is self synchronizing, where the data signal itself is utilized for synchronizing the Cognosensors and receiver circuitry.
After light detection, the signal level from the current-to-voltage converter is sufficient to modulate the transmitting system. The transmitter system delivers RF sufficient power to the receiver to be above background noise. Thus, the imager signal is bifurcated just after the current-to-voltage converter, which gives a signal level of about 1 Volt.
The entire wireless probe design focuses on minimum power dissipation and minimum weight, wherein the minimum weight enables attachment to the skin using adhesives rather than a Velcro strap. Thus, in this embodiment, each cognoscope utilizes a minimum of electronic function together with the above mentioned minimum power dissipation. For example, a 1 volt signal after the voltage to current converter can be achieved using a large detector (15 millimeter square) followed by a moderate sized resistor and a feedback circuit of the current to voltage converter 0.1 to 20 megohms depending upon the light intensity available.
Preferably, the cognosensor includes a large silicon diode, 16 mm2 followed by the smallest available current-to-voltage chip and the available 430 MHz FM transmitter. This transmitter accepts an intermittent tone within its frequency range and a pulse duration of 3 millisec (i.e., 300 Hz.). For the two wavelengths, the system may use the “ON” interval from the cognosensor consisting of the 3 millisecond pulse and an “OFF” interval adjustable depending upon the “sleep” mode. Thus, the cognosensor transmits the optical information whenever it is received. The duty ratio is adjusted from approximately 1 to a very small fraction in the rest interval.
The Cognotransmitter has different design parameters. The first “off” it is electro-optically coupled to the sensor and thus it only sends a light pulse to be detected by the cognosensor. This is done by timer 132, LED driver 130 coupled to LED 102 and all powered by a power source 134, as shown in
The synchronization between the cognosensors and the receivers is obtained from the data itself, making it a self synchronizing system. The system may have a selected number of channels, for example, four or five channels might suffice instead of eight channels (one per cognosensor). The FM receiver output is connected to a digitally controlled amplifier and sample and hold and ADC connection just as in the basic non-telemetered system, shown in
The data processing was performed as follows: The data for a particular set of anagram questions in a particular voxel are accumulated to form a histogram display of intensity signal [micromolar hemoglobin increment over baseline] times the number of observations of that value of signal, usually scaled every 0.1 μM and with several hundred entries to the histogram. These histograms are formed for each one of the 16 or 18 voxels and are displayed on a chart. On that chart the fiducial marks indicate the change from one level of anagram difficulty to another. The raw data at the 3 wavelengths is processed so as to afford oxygenation [the difference of absorbance at 720 nm and 850 nm is converted to oxygenation change and to blood volume change by the concentration weighted sum of absorbance at 720 nm and 850 nm. These charts are then computer analyzed and digitized and an average value is obtained for each level of difficulty [in contrast to the time-resolved data acquisition where each image of the values is stored every second for voxel]. Crosstalk between oxygenation and blood volume is minimized by appropriate testing with blood models.
The data display is as follows: Values for each letter anagram are accumulated from the 8-week interval of study to afford for each voxel approximately 400 data points from which the scores are computed. Instead of using a customary back protection image for a data display, we prefer a display of the experimental data as follows. The histogram program calculates the maximum value in incremental micromolar concentration as mentioned above, usually with respect to the initial 3-letter anagram. Each histogram is fitted to a Gaussian curve which is inspected for obvious outliers (>2×sd) and bimodal distributions are manually selected, that is, the signature voxels are selected. Thus, data display takes the most probable incremental value and identifies its probability as follows.
The resolution is indicated in this contribution by the singularity of the voxels, i.e. if no resolution were available, then indeed the field would be of uniform intensity, all values being of similar probability. The incremental values would be of similar probability and “chaotic fields” would be obtained. If on the other hand some voxels are truly dominant, then indeed the discretization of the voxels would be observed as is the case in students responding under conditions where fruitful outputs are obtained, i.e. a high frequency of “hits” or solutions is observed together with activation in a few voxels.
Instead of imaging the back projection average of intensities between the pair of sources and detectors (as done in U.S. Pat. No. 5,853,370, central computer takes the output from a single detector and provides a statistically significant average of the experimental data (as shown by the histograms provided in
The population on which the data have been obtained is composed of high school students from neighboring schools in the Philadelphia area. In all cases IRB approved informed consent was obtained from the subject or from the parent in the case of the minority students (University of Pennsylvania) and from the mother in the neonate studies and records are kept on file. Several hundred studies have been made under these protocols with no untoward effect.
The subjects get a series of lectures and they start studying their brain function with anagrams and they get a lot better over time. Each person was solving 3, 4, 5 or more letter anagrams. Three letter anagrams are for example, “the” “eht”, etc. Initially, each subject was trained for 6 weeks, the results of which are shown in
For a subject who had learned Chinese (and wasn't very good at English) several hundred observations of 3-letter anagrams were focused in just a single voxel (i.e., the signature voxel), but with four letter anagrams the solution rate went from 250 to 50. At this point the dominant signature voxel disappeared and the optical signal became smeared. In other words she couldn't focus, couldn't match between difficulty and ability. The subject was frustrated by having a problem too difficult that corresponds to a “smeared” optical signal over a number of voxels.
In general, the present studies display optical data as histograms of the total number of observations obtained for that particular individual over the several weeks of data accumulation, either before or after a three-week interval of training. The pre-training data will represent a progression of improvement averaged over the three weeks.
In order to give an effective score of the data of the performance of a single individual, over the six weeks of observation, I have arbitrarily divided the results into two categories termed pre-, training, and post-training. Spot observations suggested that training in anagram solutions seem to be achieved in a two-to three-week interval, beyond which the score was highly consistent for the difficulty/ability match. Taking note that fresh sets of anagrams were used in each test so that memorization was not a factor in the pre-and post-training interval. (NB: Optical detection at a depth of about 1.5 to 3 cm have been demonstrated and co-registered with NMR signals. Both in vitro and in vivo validation were performed).
In summary, the optical probe of
The optical results show a motivation factor. When the subject is highly motivated the brain optical signature changes. Initially a subject was solving three letter anagrams but after several sessions the signature voxels became less pronounced. Then the subject was solving eight letter anagrams he churned almost twice as many and the optical data show that he used just two focal points on his forebrain while here it was weak signals everywhere, the scale was over here, and unfocused. The optical data show that when the brain is working, it concentrates its energy on the places, the neural net, which can solve the problem. We can identify that, and that is what's new about this, we can measure when the brain is solving the problem optimally.
The scoring is affected by vocabulary limitations particularly in those for whom English was a second language. Thus, a two-to three-week interval of practice in solving anagrams was instituted using different anagram lists in the various tasks so that memorization was not a factor. Thus, the results from the first three weeks were termed pre-training whilst the results after two to three weeks were termed post-training. Under these conditions, the match between difficulty and ability either shifted towards higher difficulty or the number of solutions obtained was greatly increased.
Usually, brain study data display the intensity of the signal as computed from back projection for available source detectors. In this case, the emphasis was on the validity of the data rather than exact location of the voxel. The criteria are:
1. the intensity—usually in micromolar concentration for both oxygenation and blood concentration.
2. a histogram is created displaying all the values for the three weeks interval. The histogram is studied in detail to eliminate obvious outliers by formula those values, which are two times the standard deviation of the Gaussian fit to the data.
3. By inspection values which not only fit that category but values for which there are no more than five observations. Thereafter, a new Gaussian fit is made to the data and the FWHM (Full Width at Half Maximum) characteristically of the data display for Full Width Half Maximum is computed from the computed fit to the outlier free data.
4. Finally some measure of the number of observations is included in two ways. One, the number of observations is at the most probable concentration change or the number of observations under the Gaussian fit. We prefer the former, although except that the data can be analyzed by the latter. We term these values to be “Figures of Merit” for the particular series of tests.
The display of the data is simply the figure of merit calculated for each one of the 16 detector positions, taking note that this is not the correct position as indicated by a back projection algorithm, but nevertheless, it is simple and direct. The goal of data display is to show:
a) where is the most “fruitful” or signature voxel; and
b) what is the significance of that voxel compared to other voxels in the display or other studies.
The data display has merit, i.e., fits the Gaussian curve, and that a significant number of observations were detailed. In order to indicate the statistical significance of the data without separate displays of signal size and standard deviation we have chosen a different representation particularly in order to decide which voxel is predominant.
The goal of the data display is to determine whether some source/detector combinations are more fruitful in giving margins of consistent signals than others. Instead of an intensity display as is the usual case with MRI, the above-described system displays the statistical significance, of not only of the intensity of the signal, but also its statistical significance. The former is displayed simply by the concentration change in micromolar units with respect to some standard (see below) the statistical significance is displayed by the FWHM of a Gaussian fit to the data from which outliers have been removed. Statistical significance is further indicated by the number of observations. Thus, the signal intensity is equal to μc·n/f, where c is the incremental concentration and f is the half-width of the Gaussian fit to the data of outliers removed and n is the number of observations in the maximal reading.
The system performs a baseline correction. Since the images are incremental values with respect to a baseline, special attention has been paid to securing a reliable baseline value. The baseline has been taken before and after the test. In the more difficult anagrams it has been found that there is a general background incremental response, but nevertheless, the data baseline is taken.
The goal of the data display is to indicate the magnitude of the signal in:
In order to represent not only the presence of a signal in the forebrain image, but also to indicate its statistical significance, we create in each voxel the following quantities; the intensity of the signal (incremental hemoglobin concentration, micro Molar), multiplied by the number of times this particular signal is observed (see histogram display), divided by the FWHM of the histogram which has been corrected for outlyers (generally, outliers consist of less than five observations, and signals that are over two times the standard deviation). The histogram correction is done generally by inspection, particularly to determine if the histograms are bimodal which is often the case. Here again, the separation between two histograms would be in terms of the frequency of the occurrence dropping those measures of less than 5 observations with an amplitude which is less than two times the standard deviation.
The increased productivity and focal localization of responses following two weeks of training in solving anagrams in pre-two weeks of training as compared with post-two weeks of training in solving five letter anagrams. In the training period, none of the 18 voxels stands out clearly as dominating the response field as if the subject trying different ways to solve the anagrams in different portions of the forebrain. 326 solutions were obtained in the pre-training study with five letter anagrams. In the second two-week training interval, nearly double the number of solutions was obtained in the corresponding time interval, and the responses were localized in two principle (“fruitful”) voxels symmetrically located with respect to the sulcuis. Nearly all other voxels were inactive except for three very minor peaks down by a factor between 2 and 10 with respect to the principal voxels.
In summary, when there is a match between difficulty and ability, the oxygenation changes appear to be dominated by one or two voxels; one of which at least is on the mid line and often both are symmetrically located with respect to the midline as if there was a special signal in the midline sulcuis. The reason for this may be that the sulcis presenting a larger optical thickness of cortex that might give better signal. The predominance of these signals is clear as is their usefulness in identifying prefrontal responses.
All subjects have shown reproducible responses to problem solving giving sharply delineated voxels when difficulty and ability match. The subjects provided chaotic patterns for disattention and frustration, where signature voxels were significantly diminished or completely disappeared when compared with other voxels. The sensitivity of this imagery to perturbations demonstrates that the above-described optical systems can be used to detect emotional stress, fatigue, etc. This is important for operation of machinery, aircraft or other attention sensitive systems.
Deceit detector unit 250 includes a detector arm 252 for locating optical probe 25 (shown in
Also referring to
After the examined individual presses his or her forehead 8 against optical probe 25 an initial pulse, oxygenation and blood volume scan is performed to verify proper optical coupling. Then, deceit detection unit 250 collects “background” optical data without providing any brain stimulation (step 306). Thereafter, deceit detection unit 250 provides brain stimulation using video display 256 and speakers 256A and 256B (step 308). During the optical examination, deceit detection unit 250 receives user input via a microphone 258, or input buttons 260, 262 or 264. While providing brain stimulation and receiving cognitive response, optical probe 25 collects “functional” optical data (step 308).
Deceit detection unit 250 is programmed to provide brain stimulation of varying degree. Initially, the examined individual is asked simple, common sense questions for which the truth or false is easily determined. Gradually, deceit detection unit 250 can increase the difficulty level of the asked questions. The examined individual may be asked to solve simple or difficult mathematical problems, or solve anagrams of varying difficulty (i.e., the number of letters), to obtain a basic image of the user's brain. Thereafter, deceit detection unit 250 gives the examined individual questions related to “threat level”. The questions may include, for example: “Did you pack your luggage?” Did you give your luggage to anybody else for any period of time?” “Do you have a knife in your luggage?” “Do you carry a weapon?” Deceit detection unit 250 collects optical images while the examined individual is asked “threat” questions and provides the corresponding responses.
Optical detection unit 250 can collect separate blood volume and blood oxygenation images as described in U.S. Provisional Application 60/438,229 filed on Jan. 4, 2003, which is incorporated by reference. Deceit detection unit 250 then identifies one or several signature voxels for the examined individual (step 310). Next, deceit detection unit 250 identifies and views the distribution of the histogram data for each voxel (step 312). Next, deceit detection unit 250 compares the optical data for several voxels for the examined individual.
Based on the detected intensity of the measured voxels, deceit detection unit 250 determines the “deceit” level corresponding to the optical images. A sample optical image for the examined individual telling a lie is shown in
The “deceit” level may be determined using various criteria. For example, the “deceit” level may be determined by comparing the detected light intensity at each identified voxel. The deceit level may also be determined by measuring a gradient or a distribution of the detected voxels or by correlating the individual images. Alternatively, the deceit level may be determined by receiving input from EEG module 40, MEG module 45, thermography module 50, respiratory module 60, skin conductivity module 70, or blood pressure module 80. Based on the preselected criteria including the comparison for the individual answering various types of questions, deceit detector determines the “deceit” level for further decision.
Based on the “deceit” level determined by detector unit 250, the examined individual may be instructed to proceed to the gate for boarding. Detector unit 250 can print a “security” receipt that is coded to prevent forgery. Detector unit 250 may alternatively “stamp” the individual's airline ticket. To prevent “switching” of the examined individual, detector unit 250 may use fingerprints or a retina scan for identification purposes.
Above a preselected “deceit” level, the deceit detector alarms a security personnel that conducts a manual or x-ray inspection of the individual's luggage, interviews the individual, or takes another action.
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