In the UK, sales of a device that helps to deal with depressive disorders have started. The device, according to New Scientist, can really alleviate the symptoms of depression.

This is, as the media specify, a device that generates weak electrical impulses designed to stimulate the frontal part of the brain. For this, you do not need to insert electrodes through the holes in the skull box - the device is non-invasive, that is, it acts through the skull.

To control a medical gadget, the so-called "virtual therapist" is used, which in fact is a special application for a smartphone. The device to fight depression with the help of electrical brain stimulation has been approved for home use by European doctors. However, nothing is known about the real effectiveness of the electric device for fighting depression.

Earlier, scientists from the United States of America announced the creation of technology for diagnosing depression using a smartphone. This is an application that is based on algorithms close to artificial intelligence. The latter were trained to recognize symptoms of depression in large data samples.

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