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Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Background: Producing speech is a cognitively complex task and can be collected through devices such as handheld recorders, tablets, and smartphones. Digital voice data can also capture information at a granular millisecond-level precision and serve as a widespread tool to collect cognitively relevant data in almost any diverse real-world environments. Digital voice recordings of spoken responses to neuropsychological test questions have been collected through the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) since 2005.
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December 2024
Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, PikeVille, KY, USA.
Background: Integrating humanoid robots, wearable sensors, and spatial technology into an intelligent dementia-friendly living space is crucial for tailoring personalized and supportive environments, thereby addressing the unique needs of individuals affected by dementia and maintaining quality of life.[1-10].
Methods: We programmed Pepper, a humanoid robot, for independent verbal communication to interact, tell jokes, and offer medications.
Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
Sounds Good Choir, NFP, Downers Grove, IL, USA.
Background: Singing improves mood, social, and physical well-being (Pentikainen et al., 2021). Choral singing has therefore gained recognition as a highly recommended activity for older adults and persons with dementia to fight isolation (Petrovsky et al.
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December 2024
Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, PikeVille, KY, USA.
Background: Integrating humanoid robots, wearable sensors, and spatial technology into an intelligent dementia-friendly living space is crucial for tailoring personalized and supportive environments, thereby addressing the unique needs of individuals affected by dementia and maintaining quality of life.[1-10].
Methods: We programmed Pepper, a humanoid robot, for independent verbal communication to interact, tell jokes, and offer medications.
Transl Psychiatry
January 2025
Ear Institute, University College London, London, UK.
The 22q11.2 deletion is a risk factor for multiple psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia and also increases vulnerability to middle-ear problems that can cause hearing impairment. Up to 60% of deletion carriers experience hearing impairment and ~30% develop schizophrenia in adulthood.
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