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A Behavioral Method of Cognitive Assessment and Training, and Cognitive Decline Remediation (UCLA Case No. 2023-061)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Psychology have developed a simple and fast computerized test to assess cognition (and detect possible cognitive impairment), and a novel game-like method to produce cognitive and memory improvements. Background: In the United States, approximately two out of three adults aged 70 and over experience...

Published: 11/7/2023 | Inventor(s): Ladan Shams

Keywords(s): cognitive function, Cognitive Therapy, drift diffusion model, Memory, Mild Cognitive Impairment, multisensory integration, Neurocognitive, Neuropsychological Test, Perceptual Learning, perceptual processing, Psychiatry / Mental Health, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Sensory System, Software, Software & Algorithms, Software Development Tools

Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods

2022-298 Implanted Digital Prosthesis

Summary: UCLA Researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a novel finger prosthetic attachment mechanism and skin-transfer procedure that allows for better prosthetic motion and functionality while allowing the user to feel “natural” sensations. Background: Limb amputations typically cause a loss...

Published: 12/8/2023 | Inventor(s): Tyler Clites, Gracia Lai, Kodi Azari, Lauren Wessel

Keywords(s): Biosensor, Medical Device, Medical Devices and Materials, Musculoskeletal Disease, Orthopedics and Prosthetics (O & P), Prosthesis, Prosthetics, Sensors, Sensory System, Smart medical device, wearable medical device

Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Mechanical, Mechanical > Robotics, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Neural Stimulation, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Therapeutics, Therapeutics > Musculoskeletal Disease, Medical Devices > Prosthetics

2022-284 Non-Contact Force Sensing

Summary: Researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UCLA have developed a non-contact force sensor that relies on laser speckle imaging to precisely sense changing forces on the surface of a variety of materials. Background: Force sensing capabilities enable the ubiquity of a wide range of modern technologies, from touch...

Published: 9/26/2023 | Inventor(s): Yang Zhang, Achuta Kadambi, Siyou Pei, Pradyumna Chari, Xue Wang, Xiaoying Yang

Keywords(s): Atomic Force Microscopy, Electric Vehicle, Electrical, Force sensor, force-sensing, HCI (Human Computer Interaction), interaction modality, interactive sensing application, interactive system, laser speckle imaging, machine perception, non-contact, Piezoelectric Sensor, pressure sensitive, Sensor, Sensors, Sensory System, Ubiquitous force signals

Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Signal Processing, Electrical > Sensors, Electrical > Displays, Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing

2023-039 Touch-Based Non-invasive Lithium Monitoring Using an Organo-Hydrogel-Coated Ion-Selective Sensing Interface

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a touch-based sensor for non-invasive, real-time, and accurate lithium-ion monitoring in patients. Background: Lithium salt is one of the most widely utilized psychiatric medications for individuals with bipolar disorder. However, it is difficult to...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Sam Emaminejad, Shuyu Lin, Jialun Zhu

Keywords(s): anti-dehydration, Biosensor, Drug, drug adherence, Drug monitoring, Electrode, ion selective electrode, Lithium, Lithium Therapy, Nanosensor, organo hydrogel, Pharmaceutical Drug, Prescription Drug, Psychiatry / Mental Health, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Sensor, Sensors, Sensory System, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Category(s): Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Mechanical, Mechanical > Sensors, Electrical, Electrical > Sensors, Medical Devices, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors

2021-293 A BEHAVIORAL METHOD OF COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING, AND COGNITIVE DECLINE REMEDIATION

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Psychology have developed a method that could offer a therapeutic approach to counteract cognitive decline and dementia by using a variety of simple computerized tasks to measure and train brain processing. BACKGROUND: Cognitive training approaches, such as online programs that consist of games to improve...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Ladan Shams

Keywords(s): Biosensor, Cognitive Therapy, Dementia, Diagnostic Test, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Neurocognitive, Neurocognitive Scientific Method, Neuropsychological Test, Psychiatry / Mental Health, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Screening Libraries, Sensory System, Unimodality

Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Neural Stimulation