University College London Archives

AI technology could help physicians to make mental health diagnoses

06/03/202206/02/2022 Stephanie Beck

The artificial intelligence has a great deal of potential, though experts say clinicians should use it with caution. A new form of AI technology has been developed by Emilia Molimpakis at University College London, in Canada, following the attempted suicide of a friend. The technology was created to help fill mental health treatment gaps. Molimpakis is a postdoctoral neuroscience researcher and co-found Thymia. That AI technology uses video games to collect patient information about the way they interact with their screens. From there, it helps to interpret whether the patient…

Scientists learn useful data for fighting dementia from Sea Hero Quest players

08/16/201808/15/2018 Stephanie Beck

Researchers have uncovered some interesting findings after analyzing player game data. Sea Hero Quest is much more than a simple free mobile game for iOS and Android. It is actually a scientific experiment that was developed to help scientists fight dementia. Initially launched in the spring of 2016, the game has since collected anonymous data from millions of players worldwide. Researchers have studied specific collected data and have now learned some interesting facts like men have better navigational skills than women and navigation abilities decline across adulthood. Researchers assessed data…