Researchers found that speech patterns, like pauses and filler words, are tied to executive function. A recent study found ...

Natural speech timing patterns may offer a practical and sensitive way to detect early cognitive decline.

Early research ties word-finding difficulty (WFD) to the same neural highways that falter in Alzheimer’s disease.

Those of us who have cared for someone with Alzheimer's disease know all too well the pain of trying to communicate with someone who is losing their language abilities. People with the disease tend to ...

The human voice represents one of our most complex biological achievements—a sophisticated interplay between brain, nerves, muscles, and breath that produces the nuanced sounds of human speech. As ...

A new artificial intelligence-powered tool aims to detect signs of dementia, Alzheimer’s and other memory disorders by analyzing a person’s speech and language patterns. The system is called ...

Researchers at Boston University say they have designed an artificial intelligence tool that can predict with nearly 80% accuracy whether someone is at risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease based on ...

A new study led by Northwestern University researchers used machine learning—a branch of artificial intelligence—to identify speech patterns in children with autism that were consistent between ...