Detecting dementia with the help of computer avatars
Using machine learning, a group of researchers demonstrated that it was possible to detect dementia from conversations in human-agent interaction.
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AI reveals brain networks involved in child aggression
A machine learning-based approach uncovered disruptions of brain connectivity in children displaying aggression.
Virtual reality improves mental health of cancer patients
Using VR, the patients felt improvements to their mental health and reported feeling less nervous, anxious, or on edge after the trial.
Algorithm to predict psychotic illnesses
To detect the symptoms that herald the development of psychotic illnesses, scientists have applied longitudinal network analysis to children.
The application of XR in mental health care
The past two decades have witnessed the emergence of extended reality as a tool for investigation, assessment, and management in mental healthcare.
Using AI and video for early detection of autism
Using artificial intelligence, researchers have developed a device for the early detection of autism spectrum disorder in children.
VR unmasks impact of moral distress on healthcare workers
Researchers are using virtual reality to understand the impact of moral distress on healthcare workers during the pandemic.
Research programme to bioprint ear and noses launched
The Scar Free Foundation has launched a research programme that aims to revolutionise surgeons’ ability to reconstruct nose and ear cartilage in patients affected by facial difference.
Olfactory VR show promise for mental health practices
New research on Olfactory Virtual Reality (OVR) paints a clearer picture for clinical psychiatrists about how it could be used to safely and effectively help mental health and mood disorders.
Smart device-based electronic platform monitor mental health
To help patients manage their mental wellness between appointments, researchers at Texas A&M University have developed a smart device-based electronic platform that can continuously monitor the state of hyperarousal, one of the signs of psychiatric distress.
A glove-based sensor for those with trichotillomania
People who compulsively pull their hair – suffering from an affliction known as trichotillomania – could find relief with a new device.
Early detection of bipolar disorder with AI-based tool
Researchers have created a machine learning model that helps identify bipolar disorder at earlier stages.
Are digital trackers for mental health fit for purpose?
Digital tracking of people with mental health conditions has the power to transform medical diagnostics and treatment, but its claims need careful scrutiny.
Wearable may signal you're developing COVID-19
A smart ring that generates continuous temperature data may foreshadow COVID-19, even in cases when infection is not suspected.
Using AI to track pandemic’s impact on mental health
Researchers have shown that they can measure those effects of the Corona pandemic on mental health by analyzing the language that people use to express their anxiety online.
Neural networks could help predict future self-harm
Researchers have created artificial intelligence algorithm that can automatically identify patients at high risk of intentional self-harm, based on the information in the clinical notes in the electronic health record.
Using deep learning to diagnose autism
Researchers have applied these artificial intelligence techniques to autism diagnosis.
Assessing mental illnesses through digital phenotyping
Digital phenotyping and machine learning have emerged as promising tools for monitoring patients with psychosis spectrum illnesses.
AI could help stem tide of school violence
Researchers developed an AI system that analyzes linguistic patterns to predict a youth’s risk for committing acts of school violence.
How many gender subtypes exist in the brain?
New machine learning study suggest the presence of at least nine gender “expressions”.
AI may alter how doctors treat depression
Artificial intelligence may soon play a critical role in choosing which depression therapy is best for patients.
Mindfulness video game changes areas of the brain
Researchers designed a video game to improve mindfulness in middle schoolers and found that when young people played the game, they showed changes in areas of their brains that underlie attention.
Video game to treat children with ADHD
Researchers have developed advanced brain-computer interface technology that harnesses machine learning to personalise brain-training for children with ADHD.
AI helps scientists predict depression outcomes
Scientists used artificial intelligence to examine neural activity throughout the brain while study participants processed emotions.
Mental health game changer
Using a simple computer game and AI techniques, researchers were able to identify behavioural patterns in subjects with depression and bipolar disorder.
Using game tech to treat cognitively impaired children in Africa
Using a game, researchers are rehabilitating children who suffer from cognitive impairment after surviving life-threatening diseases such as malaria and HIV.
Machine learning finds ‘sound’ words predict psychosis
A machine learning method discovered a clue in people’s language predictive of the emergence of psychosis — the frequent use of words associated with sound.
Autism: Google Glass helps kids improve socialization skills
Children with autism improved measurably on a test of socialization and learning when their therapy included an at-home intervention with Google Glass.
Brain training app decoder improves users’ concentration
A new 'brain training' game improves users' concentration. Scientists say this could provide a welcome antidote to the daily distractions that we face in a busy world.
A video game may improve empathy in middle schoolers
Researchers have developed a video game to study whether video games can boost kids' empathy, and to understand how learning such skills can change neural connections in the brain.
Machine learning helps to find dimensions of mental illnesses
Study pinpoints four brain-guided dimensions of psychopathology — mood, psychosis, fear, and disruptive behavior in youth.
Mentally ill avatars
To teach medical students, scientists have created avatars that feature typical symptoms of different mental disorders as well as psychiatric and psychotherapeutic treatment situations.