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7. INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Net deferred tax asset
    2016     2015  
             
Net operating loss carryforwards   $ 64,366,000     $ 61,363,000  
                 
R&D credit     1,221,000       1,221,000  
Stock-based compensation     6,379,000       5,855,000  
Fixed assets and intangibles     57,000       41,000  
Capitalized R&D     18,508,000       15,082,000  
Vacation and other     179,000       114,000  
Loan modification     -       57,000  
                 
Total deferred tax assets     90,710,000       83,733,000  
                 
Valuation allowance     (90,710,000 )     (83,733,000 )
Net deferred tax asset   $ -     $ -  
Reconciliation of effective tax rate
    2016     2015     2014  
                   
Federal Rate     34.00 %     34.00 %     34.00 %
State tax rate, net of federal benefit     3.92       5.12       5.15  
State tax rate change     (22.13 )     (0.15 )     (0.93 )
Other adjustments     (0.03 )     (0.21 )     0.00  
Adjustment to deferreds     0.00       0.00       19.13  
Permanent differences (1)     45.08       (0.71 )     (0.43 )
Change in valuation allowance     (60.84 )     (38.05 )     (58.78 )
Effective tax rate     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %