Pervasive Biocybernetic Adaptation

Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA

The system integrates into real-life environments like cars, so that drivers can train within their daily routines. (Image: NASA)

Biofeedback training is a technology that enhances cognitive and emotional capabilities, empowering peak performance. What sets it apart is the Biocybernetics adaptation systems, which not only collect biofeedback data but also dynamically adjust your environment based on physiological signals. Imagine surroundings adapting — changing lighting, sounds, and more — in response to your biofeedback. Traditionally confined to clinical or training rooms, the real innovation is its integration into daily life. This system offers a new level of self-regulation. Users can navigate daily life venues with real-time insights into their physiological signals, providing continuous feedback and motivation for cognitive and emotional control. Efforts yield positive surroundings, fostering well-being and peak performance.

The system seamlessly integrates into real-life environments, including homes, cars, or cockpits for pilots. This enables users to train within their daily routines as they move through various work and leisure settings. The technology provides continuous physiological feedback, motivating users to regulate their cognitive and emotional states, with rewards being reflected in the environment. For instance, a driver or pilot can monitor alertness and see changes in their dashboard once a desired state is reached.

The system comprises three key components. Talisman: Biofeedback sensors worn on the user’s body. Artifacts: Receivers placed in the environment to receive biofeedback signals from the talisman. Software elements that facilitate changes in the operation and appearance of the environment. A pattern comparator stores physiological pattern templates and calculates the proximity of the user’s current physiological activity to desirable or undesirable patterns. The reward calculator uses this data to determine when and what rewards are introduced or removed from the user’s experience, both qualitatively and quantitatively.

The technology has the potential for many applications including enhancing pilot training for peak performance and alertness, developing software, training programs, and services for well-being and healthcare, as well as revolutionize the gaming industry by creating interactive video games.

NASA is actively seeking licensees to commercialize this technology. Please contact NASA’s Licensing Concierge at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. call at 202-358-7432 to initiate licensing discussions. For more information, visit here .