Intelligence Assessment Technology

 by: Jack Durban, Pres. Vorel Co.

This technology is an extraordinary investment opportunity consisting of a line of intelligence assessment products that include a research model, an Academic system and a consumer version. 

Background

There is a growing interest in the human brain as advancements in intelligence and memory assessment are making headlines. It was after reading about “Brain Elasticity” that I realized that it was time to re-visit a technology I helped develop with the late Dr. John Ertl, a world renown Psychologist and cyberneticist. Dr. Ertl coined the term “Neural Efficiency” which is the measure of the brain's average processing speed.

The brainwave analyzer technology is without a doubt one of most important breakthroughs of our time. Backed by a lifetime of dedicated research by one of the world’s most respected experts in cybernetics and intelligence assessment, this technology stands alone in automated culturally blind I.Q. quantification.

Dr. John Ertl phd, a brilliant scientist dedicated his life to intelligence assessment. Ertl was able to demonstrate that brainwave activity or EEG could reveal correlates of intelligence using evoked potentials. These external forms of stimulation included the very short time duration flashing of lights or sound “Clicks”. This approach was accepted and used in other areas of brain research like the determination of the effects of certain drugs on the central nervous system.

After decades of studies and clinical trials, Ertl determined that evoked potential based intelligence assessment could be more easily accomplished by just taking a brief sixty second brain wave sample with the brain at rest. This new approach streamlined the data acquisition process and was much less intimidating to the test subject.

The improved intelligence assessment utilizes a look up table constructed from thousands of test samples consisting of test subjects of various age groups. The data is based on the test subject’s age and written I.Q. assessment. Dr. Ertl determined that by taking a one minute brain wave sample from the 10-20 system designated C3 and C4 locations of the brain via a non-obtrusive electrode pair that he could apply an algorithm that resulted in a derivative of I.Q.

The process involves taking a one minute brain wave sample of a sitting subject in a relaxed state dawning the EEG interface helmet. The subject is asked to relax and focus on a blank white surface during the sixty second sample.

Ertl’s life long works are well documented and peer reviewed by a who’s who of the Psychological community. I was very fortunate to have worked closely with Dr. Ertl helping him perfect his technology back in the late 80’s. We were able to produce several production samples of the BWA systems and we were ready to go to market.

When Dr. Ertl died shortly after our work was completed I stopped working on the technology and it has remained in the same state since. The only further modernization required would be a conversion of the operating system from DOS to Windows or Linux. The only other update would entail converting the prototype EEG contacts from a medical grade topology to a low cost consumer version.

Protecting the technology

The original BWA was protected by two patents that have expired. These patents were issued long before Dr. Ertl deployed his proprietary look up table that was created from 20,000 EEG samples of students compared against matching written I.Q. tests from the same student. This look up table is what was used in tabulating I.Q. equivalent readings. The look up table was closely held and remains a protectable trade secret.There is likely new and patentable art that can be applied for as the technology is further commercialized.

Marketing the Brainwave Analyzer

Intelligence assessment (I.Q. Testing) in schools world wide

 Academic Brainwave analyzer (BWA) allows for the first time, a culturally blind Intelligence assessment test in the schools where conventional I.Q.tests have  long been disallowed due to cultural bias. This version of the BWA is a stand alone table top design running on an embedded Windows based P.C. with a built in touchscreen monitor.

C.O.G. = approximately $325.00 to $400.00 in production quantities of 500 to 1,000 units per run.

BWA research system

The BWA Research model could be sold or offered by grant to academia and research institutions to expand awareness.

C.O.G. = approximately $550.00.00 to $700.00 in production quantities of 500 to 1,000 units per run.

BWA Consumer Model (Very low cost, high volume production)

The consumer version could be morphed into many different vertical markets from consumer electronics to game console applications to biofeedback variations. A personal version could be used to periodically check cognative function as one ages. Another application could be purely for entertainmant's sake as a novelty item. The cost is so low to manufacture this technology that there are likely many more than disclosed here. 

 C.O.G. = approximately $1.80 to $2.20 in production quantities of 250,000 units per run.

 Theoretical Revenue model - In lieu of charging cash strapped schools for the academic BWA mode charge a fee for each test ran using a Pitney Bowes revenue model of pay per play so to speak. The fees that accrue from the intelligence tests are then charged off as some form of tax credits or other like instrument. This allows schools to confidentially identify and classify students by learning ability without any out of pocket expense.

I have digitally restored many of Dr. Ertl's papers and letters and here are just a few along with a couple papers from peers. The restoration process using OCR "Optical Charactor Recognition" is great for most text but not so great for tables so some tables are missing or less than perfect. I will manually restore any missing tables as time allows.

Brain Response Correlates of Psychometric Intelligence

PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING IN SCHOOLS

THE LOUISIANA STUDY OF LEARNING POTENTIAL BY BRAIN WAVE ANALYSIS

Intelligence Testing in the Schools

Layzer “Science or Superstition?” Cognition

EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION OF NEURAL EFFICIENCY...