Today you’ll learn how AI might be able to read your mind, what we can learn from a woman who doesn’t feel any physical pain, and a new app that aims to change our approach to mental health treatment. 

Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/brain-activity-decoder-no-pain-molecules-and-psych-tech

Brain Activity Decoder

• “Brain Activity Decoder Can Reveal Stories in People’s Minds.” n.a. 2023.
  • https://news.utexas.edu/2023/05/01/brain-activity-decoder-can-reveal-stories-in-peoples-minds/
• “A.I. Is Getting Better at Mind-Reading.” by Oliver Whang. 2023.
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/science/ai-speech-language.html

No Pain Molecules   

• “Study Reveals Unique Molecular Machinery of Woman Who Can't Feel Pain.” n.a. 2023.
  • https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/may/study-reveals-unique-molecular-machinery-woman-who-cant-feel-pain
• “Molecular basis of FAAH-OUT-associated human pain insensitivity.” by Hajar Mikaeili, et al. 2023.
  • https://academic.oup.com/brain/advance-article/doi/10.1093/brain/awad098/7169317?login=false

Psychiatry Tech

• “Tech Platform to Revolutionize Psychiatric Care Developed by CI MED Student and Harvard Team.” by Beth Hart. 2023
  • https://medicine.illinois.edu/news/tech-platform-to-revolutionize-psychiatric-care-developed-by-ci-med-student-and-harvard-team
• “The State Of Mental Health In America.” MHA. 2023.
  • https://mhanational.org/issues/state-mental-health-america
• “‘Asynchronous Telemedicine’ a CI MED RISE Seminar featuring Aditya Vaidyam.” YouTube Video. 2023.
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuCa74jFNCI

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