Could we see A.I be the next break through to aid the mental health epidemic?

We truly are living in an era of advancements. Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital conducted in a human pilot study that shows it is possible to improve specific brain functions with the help of A.I.

The study conducted by Alik Widge, MD, PhD was on 12 patients who were getting brain surgery for epilepsy. The procedure was that doctors places hundreds of small electrodes through out the brain that would then record and identify where the patients epilepsy would originate from.

The procedure would use the electrodes in combination with AI to decode and map out a brains functions.

Now going into clinical trials they are looking into using this new form of technology to help people with mental illness to regain control of their mental state. The question is should Canada invest in this type of study in the midst of its own mental health epidemic? Some people think so.

“I think it would be a great idea, if it helps families who are struggling with that and if it helps people with those illnesses be able to function better in society. Why not I mean it’s better than the struggling everyday”

Once formal trials have been approved we could be seeing this form of medical science rapidly be applied to those with extreme cases of chronic mental illness.

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