A team of young researchers in Russia’s Ural region has been granted a patent for a new electronic device that processes more than 20 important physiological indicators of the human body.
The innovation was named the "neural tracker" and industrial production has begun.
The smart bracelet outwardly resembles a smartwatch, but unlike the devices currently popular, it collects data on the user's health based on monitoring stress and nervous system responses through electrical skin activity parameters.
However, the device requires prior setup, where the user "trains" the neural tracker's algorithm to identify the individual's normal range and detect potential deviations, which will then be adapted to match one of the health groups. The device's setup takes approximately two weeks.
Researcher Yuri Koryukalov presented details of his project, saying: "The margin of error of individual sensors is compensated for by employing a holistic approach, where the neural tracker generalizes tens of thousands of measurements and forms a profile, helping the user to clearly assess their objective condition. For example, a slight increase in respiratory rate or pulse that is recorded over several days often indicates stress or the onset of inflammation. Such a development cannot be captured by a single measurement. It is also incorrect to calculate the dynamics of calorie consumption solely based on the number of steps taken by the user, so we trained the neural tracker to analyze the user's nervous system tension, rhythm fluctuations, and the nature of their movements based on their personal data."
