#iamlivingproof is an initiative to raise money and awareness of the fact, that many people on this planet not only suffer from mental diseases but that they are as capable of having a career, a job, a normal happy life as any other human being on this planet. who started… Read More »#iamlivingproof
Did you know that…? 6 facts about neurodegenerative diseases: The brain and how it works has remained largely unexplored to this day. Many diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases, therefore require intensive research in order to gain a better understanding of the depths of the human brain. These 6 facts about Alzheimer’s,… Read More »Neuro News for 2021
Validation of speech as a measurement for depressive symptoms In collaboration with: Prof. Dr. Julia Karbach PD Dr. Jessica Peter Dr. Caroline Kuhn
Linz, N., Tröger, J., Alexandersson, J., & König, A. (2017). Using neural word embeddings in the analysis of the clinical semantic verbal fluency task. In IWCS 2017—12th International Conference on Computational Semantics—Short papers. Abstract The Semantic Verbal Fluency Task is a common neuropsychological assessment for cognitive disorders: patients are prompted to name as… Read More »Using neural word embeddings in the analysis of the clinical semantic verbal fluency task
Guyon, A., Guerchouche, R., Konig, A., Linz, N., Zimmer, C., Do Carmo Blanco, N., … & Elleuch, E. (2020). Use of automated speech analysis and facial emotion measurements on videos to assess the effects of relaxation devices: a pilot study. Journal of Interdisciplinary Methodologies and Issues in Sciences. Abstract Rapid relaxation… Read More »Use of automated speech analysis and facial emotion measurements on videos to assess the effects of relaxation devices: a pilot study
Fraser, K. C., Linz, N., Lindsay, H., & König, A. (2019, June). The importance of sharing patient-generated clinical speech and language data. In Proceedings of the Sixth Workshop on Computational Linguistics and Clinical Psychology (pp. 55-61). Abstract Increased access to large datasets has driven progress in NLP. However, most computational studies of… Read More »The importance of sharing patient-generated clinical speech and language data
Linz, N., Fors, K. L., Lindsay, H., Eckerström, M., Alexandersson, J., & Kokkinakis, D. (2019, June). Temporal Analysis of the Semantic Verbal Fluency Task in Persons with Subjective and Mild Cognitive Impairment. In Proceedings of the Sixth Workshop on Computational Linguistics and Clinical Psychology (pp. 103-113). Abstract The Semantic Verbal Fluency (SVF)… Read More »Temporal Analysis of the Semantic Verbal Fluency Task in Persons with Subjective and Mild Cognitive Impairment
Tröger, J., Linz, N., König, A., Robert, P., & Alexandersson, J. (2018, May). Telephone-Based Dementia Screening I: Automated Semantic Verbal Fluency Assessment. In Proceedings of the 12th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare (pp. 59-66). Abstract Dementia has a large economic impact on our society as cost- effective populationwide… Read More »Telephone-Based Dementia Screening I: Automated Semantic Verbal Fluency Assessment
Study of the cognitive abilities of people with MS. Saarland patients are examined with a battery of cognitive tests in the Delta Clinical App. A special focus is on the detection of dysexecutive syndrome by automatic analysis of verbal fluency tasks.
Longitudinal study to investigate the feasibility of semi- and fully automated cognitive remote sensing based on the Delta platform. The focus is on the early detection of patients with subjective cognitive impairment (SCI). There are 4 points of measurement:After one month: Face2FaceAfter six months: Call via… Read More »Study on automatic early detection of cognitive disorders over the telephone