Argentine neuroscientist creates an AI app that detects early Alzheimer's from minutes of speech
Argentine neuroscientist Adolfo García, director of the Cognitive Neuroscience Center at Universidad de San Andrés and of the Global Brain Health Institute in the United States, developed a method that uses AI to analyze brief samples of spontaneous speech to detect Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia before they become evident. The system measures rhythm, pauses and intonation in the audio and analyzes transcribed language. According to García, it exceeds 90% accuracy and is offered through the TELL app in more than 15 countries.
In 45 seconds
- The method analyzes audio (rhythm, pauses, intonation) and transcribed text from a few minutes of spontaneous speech.
- In a validation with 800 people with Alzheimer's and 800 healthy individuals, the system exceeded 90% accuracy, comparable to neuroimaging (about 92%) and above clinical measures (83%).
- The TELL app already offers the service in more than 15 countries, including Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Kenya, India and the United States.
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