US Patent Issued to Hiroshima City University on Jan. 20 for "Brain function measurement device and brain function measurement method" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,488, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Hiroshima City University (Hiroshima, Japan).

"Brain function measurement device and brain function measurement method" was invented by Osamu Hiwaki (Hiroshima, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Magnetic field generating means (2) is disposed on a scalp (1) of a subject (P) and generates a magnetic field that is radiated from a north pole, passes through a cerebral cortex (3) of the subject (P) and returns to a south pole in a loop path. Magnetic field detecting means (5) is disposed on the scalp (1) and detects a change in the magnetic field (4) as a signal reflecting an activity status of ...