CNBC November 2, 2020
Christina Farr

Key Points

– Alphabet’s experimental projects group, X, has been working for three years on a mental health moonshot called Project Amber.

– The idea is to use electroencephalography, or EEG, to better monitor people’s changing mental health state over time.

– The prototype measuring device, which resembles a swim cap, is not approved by the FDA.

Alphabet‘s experimental research group, X, has been quietly working on an experimental project to monitor symptoms of depression.

A blog post published on Monday details how a team of neuroscientists, hardware and software engineers and product experts have been working on a series of prototypes for three years under the name “Project Amber.” The goal is to come up with a more objective...

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