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Schizophrenia diagnosis takes inspiration from the brain.

Australasian Business Intelligence, August, 2006

Byline: Jessica Marshall

Aug 01, 2006 (New Scientist - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A British scientist has developed a computer program that could be used to diagnose schizophrenia. Raymond Deicken, at the University of California, US, found that the levels of amino acid N-acetylaspartate in the thalamus region of the brain are lower in people with schizophrenia than in healthy people. Antony Browne of the University of Surrey, Great Britain, used Deicken's research to develop an artificial neural network. He tested his program and found that it is capable of diagnosing schizophrenia with 100 per cent accuracy.

Publication Date: 29 July 2006

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