English
Related papers

Related papers: A Multimodal Framework for Dementia Detection via …

200 papers

Collecting and accessing a large amount of medical data is very time-consuming and laborious, not only because it is difficult to find specific patients but also because it is required to resolve the confidentiality of a patient's medical…

Sound · Computer Science 2021-03-04 Junghyun Koo , Jie Hwan Lee , Jaewoo Pyo , Yujin Jo , Kyogu Lee

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an irreversible brain disease that can dramatically reduce quality of life, most commonly manifesting in older adults and eventually leading to the need for full-time care. Early detection is fundamental to…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2019-06-14 Flavio Di Palo , Natalie Parde

Dementia encompasses a group of syndromes that impair cognitive functions such as memory, reasoning, and the ability to perform daily activities. As populations globally age, over 10 million new dementia diagnoses are reported annually.…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-24 Marko Niemelä , Mikaela von Bonsdorff , Sami Äyrämö , Tommi Kärkkäinen

Dementia is a syndrome characterised by the decline of different cognitive abilities. Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is the most common dementia affecting cognitive domains such as memory and learning, perceptual-motion or executive function.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-10-26 Juan Manuel Fernández Montenegro

Neuropsychiatric disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), depression, and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), are characterized by linguistic and acoustic abnormalities, offering potential biomarkers for early detection. Despite the promise…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-12-25 Zhongren Dong , Haotian Guo , Weixiang Xu , Huan Zhao , Zixing Zhang

In the past decade, there has been a surge in research examining the use of voice and speech analysis as a means of detecting neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. Many studies have shown that certain acoustic features can be used…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-07-20 Vrindha M. K. , Geethu V. , Anurenjan P. R. , Deepak S. , Sreeni K. G.

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

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease most often associated with memory deficits and cognitive decline. With the aging population, there has been much interest in automated methods for cognitive impairment…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-07 Bastiaan Tamm , Rik Vandenberghe , Hugo Van hamme

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder with one of the most complex pathogeneses, making effective and clinically actionable decision support difficult. The objective of this study was to develop a novel…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-09-27 Michal Golovanevsky , Carsten Eickhoff , Ritambhara Singh

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that leads to irreversible cognitive decline in memory and communication. Early detection of AD through speech analysis is crucial for delaying disease progression.…

Sound · Computer Science 2026-02-09 Yifan Gao , Long Guo , Hong Liu

Alzheimer's Disease is the most common form of dementia. Automatic detection from speech could help to identify symptoms at early stages, so that preventive actions can be carried out. This research is a contribution to the ADReSSo…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2021-11-01 Joan Codina-Filbà , Guillermo Cámbara , Jordi Luque , Mireia Farrús

This paper presents our submission to the PROCESS Challenge 2025, focusing on spontaneous speech analysis for early dementia detection. For the three-class classification task (Healthy Control, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia), we…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-28 Yin-Long Liu , Yuanchao Li , Rui Feng , Liu He , Jia-Xin Chen , Yi-Ming Wang , Yu-Ang Chen , Yan-Han Peng , Jia-Hong Yuan , Zhen-Hua Ling

Over half of US adults with Alzheimer disease and related dementias remain undiagnosed, and speech-based screening offers a scalable detection approach. We compared large language model adaptation strategies for dementia detection using the…

Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is crucial in facilitating preventive care and to delay further progression. Speech based automatic AD screening systems provide a non-intrusive and more scalable alternative to other clinical…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-04-03 Yi Wang , Jiajun Deng , Tianzi Wang , Bo Zheng , Shoukang Hu , Xunying Liu , Helen Meng

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by cognitive impairment and memory loss. With the increasing aging population, the incidence of AD is continuously rising, making early diagnosis and intervention an…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-23 Guian Fang , Mengsha Liu , Yi Zhong , Zhuolin Zhang , Jiehui Huang , Zhenchao Tang , Calvin Yu-Chian Chen

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease and recently attracts extensive attention worldwide. Speech technology is considered a promising solution for the early diagnosis of AD and has been enthusiastically…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-05 Ying Qin , Wei Liu , Zhiyuan Peng , Si-Ioi Ng , Jingyu Li , Haibo Hu , Tan Lee

Research related to automatically detecting Alzheimer's disease (AD) is important, given the high prevalence of AD and the high cost of traditional methods. Since AD significantly affects the content and acoustics of spontaneous speech,…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2020-08-05 Aparna Balagopalan , Benjamin Eyre , Frank Rudzicz , Jekaterina Novikova

Compared to other clinical screening techniques, speech-and-language-based automated Alzheimer's disease (AD) detection methods are characterized by their non-invasiveness, cost-effectiveness, and convenience. Previous studies have…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-10 Yin-Long Liu , Rui Feng , Jia-Hong Yuan , Zhen-Hua Ling

Dementia, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, affects memory, reasoning, and daily functioning, creating challenges for individuals and healthcare systems. Early detection is crucial for timely interventions that may slow disease…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2025-03-04 Sahar Sinene Mehdoui , Abdelhamid Bouzid , Daniel Sierra-Sosa , Adel Elmaghraby

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an irreversible and progressive brain disease that can be stopped or slowed down with medical treatment. Language changes serve as a sign that a patient's cognitive functions have been impacted, potentially…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2018-04-19 Sweta Karlekar , Tong Niu , Mohit Bansal