therapeutic role

Faking emotions and a therapeutic role for robots and chatbots: Ethics of using AI in psychotherapy

In recent years, there has been a proliferation of social robots and chatbots that are designed so that users make an emotional attachment with them. This talk will start by presenting the first such chatbot, a program called Eliza designed by Joseph Weizenbaum in the mid 1960s. Then we will look at some recent robots and chatbots with Eliza-like interfaces and examine their benefits as well as various ethical issues raised by deploying such systems.

The possible therapeutic role of itaconate and mesaconate on the deleterious effects of influenza A virus infection in the brain

Protective effect of some natural antioxidants on olfactory ensheathing cells exposed to amyloid-β toxicity: A potential therapeutic role in preserving neurodegenerative diseases

FENS Forum 2024