A 3-minute game based on depression research
THE SCIENCE
Researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine asked 120 adults to harvest digital apple trees. From only a few minutes of play, the researchers could distinguish participants with depression with high accuracy. When repeated, the task produced results about as reliably as structured clinical interviews. Read the study
THE GAME
Anhedon.io is inspired by the study’s apple-harvesting task, but it is not an exact recreation.Anhedon.io cannot diagnose depression or any other condition.