Portable movement test uses artificial intelligence to detect early signs of cognitive decline

Highly educated people face steeper mental declines after stroke. Attending higher education may enable people to retain greater cognitive ability until a critical threshold of brain injury is reached after a stroke. At this point, compensation may fail,

Portable movement test uses artificial intelligence to detect early signs of cognitive decline

A new study published in Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders provides initial evidence that a portable and affordable device can accurately identify older adults with mild cognitive impairment based on how they move during everyday tasks. Using a combination of a depth camera, a force plate, and artificial intelligence, the system was able to correctly classify 83% of participants with mild cognitive impairment. The results suggest this too…