Psychologists use machine learning to diagnose depression

Psychologists and cognitive neuroscientists are currently studying the ability of the Stampede supercomputer in order to provide accurate predictions of risk for those with depression and anxiety. Stampede is one of the most powerful computing machines in the world. It is dedicated for open science research. Using Stampede to help medics to review data to detect depression involved developing a machine learning algorithm. The program is intended to identify commonalities among patients using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) brain scans, genomics data and other factors in order to make predictions of risk for those with depression and anxiety.