Feeling blue? Maybe it’s time to chat… with a bot. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. In the U-K, Johanna Habicht and team tried out a new AI-powered chatbot. Its job? Help people refer themselves to mental health services — no calls, no paperwork. Just
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Neurons are TRIPPY man… This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Psychedelics are all the rage in treating mental health disorders. But hallucinating to improve your mental health sounds … intense. What about … “diet acid” … for us squares? Enter Jeremy Tuck and team from
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Your therapist doesn’t get you? Maybe try one named HAL… This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Dariya Ovsyannikova and team from the University of Toronto put ChatGPT in the psychoanalyst’s chair! Human study participants first read either a negative or positive emotional prompt. Then they
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