METHOD OF PERFORMING BIOFEEDBACK SESSIONS FOR THE TASKS OF GROUP INTERACTION OF INDIVIDUALS Russian patent published in 2021 - IPC A61B5/16 A61B5/01 A61B5/02 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, in particular to a method for performing biofeedback sessions for the tasks of group interaction of individuals. When executing the method, the physiological parameter of the individual is continuously measured. Show him its value on the monitor screen in real time simultaneously with the desired value to be achieved during the session. In this case, the individual performs actions aimed at achieving the desired value of the physiological parameter. Continuous measurement of physiological parameters (1) for each individual from the user group is carried out using physiological signal recorders. The recorders contain sensors for measuring the physiological signal (6), such as respiration sensors, photoplethysmograms, encephalograms, cardiograms, electromyograms, skin galvanic response, temperature, pulse. The sensors can be used individually and in various combinations. Each of the sensors through an analog-to-digital converter (5) is connected to a microcontroller control unit (4). The control unit is connected to an interface driver (7), an information input device (8) and a display (9) to visualize the settings. The number of physiological signal recorders corresponds to the number of individuals in the group. A human-machine interface is built using a combination: a group of physiological signal recorders of individuals - a visualization unit (2) - an electronic computer (3). In this case, the number of visualization blocks depends on the purpose of the session and can be one block for all participants in the session or correspond to the number of individuals in the group. The desired intervals of the measured physiological values ​​for each individual from the group are set by the session administrator on the electronic computer. The current and desired values ​​of physiological parameters are presented to each individual using an imaging unit. The visualization unit is made in the form of a mechatronic software-controlled actuator. The executive device includes a microcontroller control unit (10), a mechatronic electromechanical unit (11), an interface device for mechatronic electromechanical executive units (12) and a microcontroller control unit, an interface driver (13), an information input device (14) for setting up the physiological parameters registration unit and display (15) for visualizing the settings. An analysis of the interaction of a group of individuals is carried out using software. The software visualizes graphs of changes in quantitative parameters of physiological signals of each member of the group participating in the session. The contribution of each individual - the session participant - to the achievement of the set goal of the biofeedback session using the imaging unit is assessed for all physiological parameters set by the administrator for each individual.

EFFECT: provides a method for implementing a human-machine interface that unites more than one user, based on biofeedback for registration, processing and analysis of human physiological signals, which can be used for diagnostic, research, educational, physiological, prophylactic and therapeutic purposes.

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