AFTER Device

  • AFTER Device, Short for AIIMS Facial Toolbox for Emotion Recognition, is a device that will create an emotional facial expression database (a collection of images with great social and biological relevance).
  • It was developed by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.
  • It will help in treating persons with autism, schizophrenia, and depression.
  • It rates emotions on a 5-point Likert scale in three dimensions:
    • Intensity,
    • Clarity, and
    • Authenticity.
  • The Likert scale is a unidimensional scale that researchers use to collect respondents’ attitudes and opinions.

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