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Wednesday, August 26, 2020

University of Tokyo - Future mental health care may include diagnosis via brain scan and computer algorithm

Title:
Future mental health care may include diagnosis via brain scan and computer algorithm

Source:
University of Tokyo

Published:
news wise, 17 August 2020
https://www.newswise.com/articles/future-mental-health-care-may-include-diagnosis-via-brain-scan-and-computer-algorithm

From the article:
Most of modern medicine has physical tests or objective techniques to define much of what ails us. Yet, there is currently no blood or genetic test, or impartial procedure that can definitively diagnose a mental illness, and certainly none to distinguish between different psychiatric disorders with similar symptoms. Experts at the University of Tokyo are combining machine learning with brain imaging tools to redefine the standard for diagnosing mental illnesses.