Relative fundamental frequency (RFF) is an acoustic measure that characterizes changes in
voice fundamental frequency during voicing transitions. Despite showing promise as an …

Although smartphone technology provides new opportunities for the recording of speech
samples in everyday life, its ability to capture prodromal speech impairment in persons with …

The diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease is a challenging task which might be supported by
new tools to objectively evaluate the presence of deviations in patient's motor capabilities …

Although a large amount of acoustic indicators have already been proposed in the literature
to evaluate the hypokinetic dysarthria of people with Parkinson's Disease, the goal of this …

Vocal communication impairment and anxiety are co-occurring and interacting signs of
Parkinson Disease (PD) that are common, poorly understood, and under-treated. Both vocal …

Aim: Human voice contains rich information. Few longitudinal studies have been conducted
to investigate the potential of voice to monitor cognitive health. The objective of this study is …

This study introduces gait asymmetry measures by comparing the ground reaction force
(GRF) features of the left and right limbs. The proposed features were obtained by …

Vocal deficits and anxiety are common, co-occurring, and interacting signs of Parkinson
Disease (PD) that have a devastating impact on quality of life. Both manifest early in the …

Purpose This study examined the relationship between the acoustic measure relative
fundamental frequency (RFF) and a kinematic estimate of laryngeal stiffness. Method Twelve …

Several aspects of a person's speech can be influenced by Parkinson's Disease (PD),
namely, phonatory, articulatory, prosodic, and cognitive-linguistic aspects. Several studies in …