What does a pain 'biomarker' mean and can a machine be taught to measure pain?

Journal: Neuroscience letters
Published Date: Nov 29, 2018

Abstract

Artificial intelligence allows machines to predict human faculties such as image and voice recognition. Can machines be taught to measure pain? We argue that the two fundamental requirements for a device with 'pain biomarker' capabilities are hardware and software. We discuss the merits and limitations of electroencephalography (EEG) as the hardware component of a putative embodiment of the device, and advances in the application of machine learning approaches to EEG for predicting pain.

Authors

  • Joshua Levitt
    Department of Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital, and Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
  • Carl Y Saab
    Department of Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital, and Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. Electronic address: Carl_Saab@Brown.edu.

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