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The National Center for Neurology and Psychiatry in Japan has partnered with NTT Corporation to develop a brain bio-digital twin technology to detect and prevent mental illnesses.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT A platform for processing digital twins, which is targeted to be built next year, will collect various data types from medical exams provided by NCNP. The NCNP is currently building a library of data on mental and nervous system diseases, which includes PET and bio-samples that are useful for analysing cranial nerve diseases. The digital library will be later used to create detailed maps and biological models powered by NTT's AI and ML processing technology. WHY IT MATTERS Currently, about five million people in Japan are known to be receiving treatment for mental and behavioural disorders. This number, which does not include undiagnosed cases, is seen going on an uptrend trajectory. A previous government study in Japan, for example, estimated that by 2025, around 6.75 million people over the age of 65 in the country will have dementia. Despite this, Japan remains ill-equipped to tackle this rising crisis as it lacks systematic methods of treatment and comprehensive testing, according to NTT. The NCNP is now trying to fill these gaps through the use of digital twin technology. Source: Healthcare IT News
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