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The Mood Ring of Algorithms Could Zap Your Brain to Help You Feel Better
- Zenst 7y agoWhilst such devices will have many positive uses, the way it is portrayed will certainly raise concerns from the mindful amongst us with fears the abuse such devices/technology could offer. Equally, zapping the brain as they say to change a mood is from my understanding not as simple as we are not just fireing neurons, because much is done via chemicals and that is an area of the brain we are still no experts upon. Take psychiatric drugs - they way they are prescribed is very much trial and error. Because it is extremely hard and impossible/impractical to measure the brain chemistry. AFAIK it can only be done via invasive measure that has more side effects/risks than the psychiatric drugs being doled out. So for me - just zapping the brain to control mood may be a short term solution, long-term - the effects upon the chemical balance could create a far bigger issue. It's a bit like clicking ignore to a warning light constantly and then down the line find out you have a bigger problem that no amount of clicking ignore will solve.