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The helmet that scans your brain as you move

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ScientiStS in the UK have developed a helmet that doubles as a brain scanner to help diagnose and treat patients with mental health disorders.

it monitors their brain activity as they go about normal daily tasks and is said to be more sensitive than current brain scans, reports the journal nature.

the device, developed by nottingham University and University college London, can monitor brain activity while wearers move about, which makes it more suitable for younger patients who don’t keep still, and it can reveal how the brain handles social situations.

currently the main techniques for scanning brains require patients to keep still for the sensors to work.

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