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This paper presents three hybrid models that directly combine latent Dirichlet allocation and word embedding for distinguishing between speakers with and without Alzheimer's disease from transcripts of picture descriptions. Two of our…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2018-08-14 Akshay Budhkar , Frank Rudzicz

Alzheimer's disease (AD) leads to progressive cognitive decline, making early detection crucial for effective intervention. While deep learning models have shown high accuracy in AD diagnosis, their lack of interpretability limits clinical…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-06-17 Yasmine Mustafa , Mohamed Elmahallawy , Tie Luo

We present two multimodal fusion-based deep learning models that consume ASR transcribed speech and acoustic data simultaneously to classify whether a speaker in a structured diagnostic task has Alzheimer's Disease and to what degree,…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2021-07-01 Morteza Rohanian , Julian Hough , Matthew Purver

Alzheimer's Dementia (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease marked by irreversible decline, making reliable modeling of its progression essential for effective patient care. Progression-aware methods such as survival analysis are…

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive and incurable neurodegenerative disease which destroys brain cells and causes loss to patient's memory. An early detection can prevent the patient from further damage of the brain cells and hence…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-01-11 Ali Nawaz , Syed Muhammad Anwar , Rehan Liaqat , Javid Iqbal , Ulas Bagci , Muhammad Majid

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is an irreversible neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive cognitive decline as its main symptom. In the research field of deep learning-assisted diagnosis of AD, traditional convolutional neural…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-15 Yang Ming , Jiang Shi Zhong , Zhou Su Juan

An interpretable machine learning (ML) framework is introduced to enhance the diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) by ensuring robustness of the ML models' interpretations. The dataset used comprises…

This survey reviews works in which language models (LMs) are augmented with reasoning skills and the ability to use tools. The former is defined as decomposing a potentially complex task into simpler subtasks while the latter consists in…

Alzheimers disease is a deadly neurological condition, impairing important memory and brain functions. Alzheimers disease promotes brain shrinkage, ultimately leading to dementia. Dementia diagnosis typically takes 2.8 to 4.4 years after…

In this work, we propose three explainable deep learning architectures to automatically detect patients with Alzheimer`s disease based on their language abilities. The architectures use: (1) only the part-of-speech features; (2) only…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2021-01-11 Ning Wang , Mingxuan Chen , K. P. Subbalakshmi

Accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) requires handling tabular biomarker data, yet such data are often small and incomplete, where deep learning models frequently fail to outperform classical methods. Pretrained large language…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-03-19 Sophie Kearney , Shu Yang , Zixuan Wen , Weimin Lyu , Bojian Hou , Duy Duong-Tran , Tianlong Chen , Jason H. Moore , Marylyn D. Ritchie , Chao Chen , Li Shen

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) ravages the cognitive ability of more than 5 million Americans and creates an enormous strain on the health care system. This paper proposes a machine learning predictive model for AD development without medical…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2020-06-17 Courtney Cochrane , David Castineira , Nisreen Shiban , Pavlos Protopapas

While Large Language Models (LLMs) have shown strong performance on clinical text understanding, they struggle with longitudinal prediction tasks such as dementia prognosis, which require reasoning over complex, non-monotonic symptom…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-03-23 Choonghan Kim , Hyunmin Hwang , Hangeol Chang , Jaemin Kim , Jinse Park , Jae-Sung Lim , Jong Chul Ye

Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosis requires integrating neuroimaging with heterogeneous clinical evidence and reasoning under established criteria, yet most multimodal models remain opaque and weakly guideline-aligned. We present…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-26 Qiuhui Chen , Yushan Deng , Xuancheng Yao , Yi Hong

The ADReSS Challenge at INTERSPEECH 2020 defines a shared task through which different approaches to the automated recognition of Alzheimer's dementia based on spontaneous speech can be compared. ADReSS provides researchers with a benchmark…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-08-07 Saturnino Luz , Fasih Haider , Sofia de la Fuente , Davida Fromm , Brian MacWhinney

Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) plays an important role in speech-based automatic detection of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, recognition errors could propagate downstream, potentially impacting the detection decisions. Recent…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-12-10 Jiawen Kang , Junan Li , Jinchao Li , Xixin Wu , Helen Meng

Accurate predictions of conversion from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to Alzheimer's disease (AD) can enable effective personalized therapy. While cognitive tests and clinical data are routinely collected, they lack the predictive power…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-11-11 Richard Hou , Shengpu Tang , Wei Jin

Background: Dementia, marked by cognitive decline, is a global health challenge. Alzheimer's disease (AD), the leading type, accounts for ~70% of cases. Electroencephalography (EEG) measures show promise in identifying AD risk, but…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-28 Veronica Henao Isaza , David Aguillon , Carlos Andres Tobon Quintero , Francisco Lopera , John Fredy Ochoa Gomez

Early detection is crucial to prevent the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Thus, specialists can begin preventive treatment as soon as possible. They demand fast and precise assessment in the diagnosis of AD in the earliest and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-05-19 Alejandro Puente-Castro , Enrique Fernandez-Blanco , Alejandro Pazos , Cristian R. Munteanu

Alzheimer's dementia (AD) affects memory, thinking, and language, deteriorating person's life. An early diagnosis is very important as it enables the person to receive medical help and ensure quality of life. Therefore, leveraging…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-04-06 Michail Chatzianastasis , Loukas Ilias , Dimitris Askounis , Michalis Vazirgiannis