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Benjamin Nephew

Biology & Biotechnology
Assistant Research Professor
EDUCATION
PhD Biology and Biotechnology Tufts University 2003
Expert Bio

Professor Nephew’s work is broadly focused on identifying and studying neurobehavioral mechanisms of mental illness and developing effective interventions. Research areas include mindfulness-based stress reduction to develop machine learning-based early predictors of severe depression and suicidality; postpartum depression/anxiety, and the impact of social stress, alcohol, and air pollution on behavior, immune factors, neural connectivity, neuroendocrinology, and related epigenetic changes.

Research areas/Expertise
Behavioral Neuroscience
Epigenetics
neuroimaging
mental health
Stress Related Illness
Neuroscience
AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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Media Coverage

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The Independent
Researchers say AI can predict Alzheimer’s disease with close to 93 percent accuracy

Several media outlets reported on research, led by Benjamin Nephew, assistant research professor in the Department of Biology and Biotechnology, published in the journal Neuroscience. The research team used a form of artificial intelligence to analyze anatomical changes in the brain and predict Alzheimer’s disease with nearly 93% accuracy.

Additional Publications: MSN | AOL | Yahoo! News | NBC Boston | The Worcester Guardian

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