Increasing access to cognitive screening in the elderly: Applying natural language processing methods to speech collected over the telephone

C Diaz-Asper, C Chandler, RS Turner, B Reynolds… - Cortex, 2022 - Elsevier
Barriers to healthcare access are widespread in elderly populations, with a major
consequence that older people are not benefiting from the latest technologies to diagnose …

Acceptability of collecting speech samples from the elderly via the telephone

C Diaz-Asper, C Chandler, RS Turner… - Digital …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective There is a critical need to develop rapid, inexpensive and easily accessible
screening tools for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). We report …

An explainable machine learning model of cognitive decline derived from speech

C Chandler, C Diaz‐Asper, RS Turner… - Alzheimer's & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
INTRODUCTION Traditional Alzheimer's disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
screening lacks the sensitivity and timeliness required to detect subtle indicators of cognitive …

A mobile application using automatic speech analysis for classifying Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment

Y Yamada, K Shinkawa, M Nemoto, K Nemoto… - Computer Speech & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Speech and language disturbances have been observed from the early stages of
Alzheimer's disease (AD), including mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and speech analysis …

Using digital speech assessments to detect early signs of cognitive impairment

J Robin, M Xu, LD Kaufman, W Simpson - Frontiers in digital health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Detecting early signs of cognitive decline is crucial for early detection and treatment of
Alzheimer's Disease. Most of the current screening tools for Alzheimer's Disease represent a …

Speech analysis by natural language processing techniques: a possible tool for very early detection of cognitive decline?

D Beltrami, G Gagliardi, R Rossini Favretti… - Frontiers in aging …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Background: The discovery of early, non-invasive biomarkers for the identification of
“preclinical” or “pre-symptomatic” Alzheimer's disease and other dementias is a key issue in …

Automated detection of mild cognitive impairment and dementia from voice recordings: a natural language processing approach

S Amini, B Hao, L Zhang, M Song, A Gupta… - Alzheimer's & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Automated computational assessment of neuropsychological tests would
enable widespread, cost‐effective screening for dementia. Methods A novel natural …

Automated classification of cognitive decline and probable alzheimer's dementia across multiple speech and language domains

R He, K Chapin, J Al-Tamimi, N Bel, M Marquié… - American Journal of …, 2023 - ASHA
Background: Decline in language has emerged as a new potential biomarker for the early
detection of Alzheimer's disease (AD). It remains unclear how sensitive language measures …

Using automatic assessment of speech production to predict current and future cognitive function in older adults

R Ostrand, J Gunstad - Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer disease affect millions and have no known
cure, making early detection important. In addition to memory impairments, dementia causes …

Correlating natural language processing and automated speech analysis with clinician assessment to quantify speech-language changes in mild cognitive impairment …

A Yeung, A Iaboni, E Rochon, M Lavoie… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2021 - Springer
Background Language impairment is an important marker of neurodegenerative disorders.
Despite this, there is no universal system of terminology used to describe these impairments …