Officials with the Office of Naval Research are supporting the development of a smartphone application that may help to screen for autism in children — and, down the road, may identify symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury in war veterans. The technology in play is an algorithm that maps landmarks on faces and assesses emotional responses based on facial movements, officials said in a news release. For more details, see this Defensetech article.
Navy Wants Smartphone App to Diagnose PTSD, TBI
