arXiv Machine Learning

Dementia classification from spontaneous speech using wrapper-based feature selection

arXiv:2502. 03484v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Dementia encompasses a group of syndromes that impair cognitive functions such as memory, reasoning, and the ability to perform daily activities.

arXiv AI

Jul 14

Transcript-Free Lightweight Detection of Alzheimer's Disease from Spontaneous Speech Using Handcrafted MFCC-Dominant Acoustic Biomarkers

arXiv:2607. 10168v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: It is still hard to find Alzheimer's disease (AD) early, especially when neuroimaging is expensive or tools that depend on language are not available.

By Rashin Gholijani Farahani, Azam Bastanfard

multimodal

arXiv AI

Jul 1

Listening Between the Lines: Joint Learning of ASR Embeddings and LLM-Augmented Linguistics for Dementia Detection

arXiv:2606. 30675v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Early detection of dementia through speech analysis offers a non-invasive screening alternative, but capturing both acoustic and linguistic biomarkers remains challenging.

By Olivier Jiyoun Jung, Jonghyeon Park, Myungwoo Oh

llms rag multimodal benchmarks

arXiv Machine Learning

Jul 24

Toward Generalizable Cognitive Impairment Detection with Speech-Based Multimodal Large Language Models

arXiv:2607. 21496v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Cognitive impairment (CI) is a growing public health concern.

By Yingchao Huang, Xin Wang, Yuhan Su, Shanshan Yao

llms rag multimodal benchmarks safety

arXiv AI

Jul 1

ASR-Agnostic Multimodal Spectrotemporal Modeling for Early Dementia Detection

arXiv:2606. 30646v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Speech recruits the same executive, attentional, and working memory processes underlying instrumental activities of daily living, or IADLs, providing a non-invasive proxy for cognitive assessment.

By Chukwuemeka Ugwu, Oluwafemi Richard Oyeleke

llms rag multimodal benchmarks

arXiv AI

Jun 4

Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease Using Explainable Machine Learning on Clinical Biomarkers: A Multi-Class Classification Study Using the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) Dataset

arXiv:2606. 03995v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) affects over 55 million people worldwide.

By Afshan Hashmi

multimodal

arXiv AI

Aug 10

LSEAD: A Privacy-Preserving LLM-Based Speech Analysis Framework for Early Alzheimer's Disease Screening

arXiv:2608. 07378v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is critical for enabling timely interventions that may slow disease progression and improve patient outcomes.

By Xin Wang, Yingchao Huang, Yuhan Su, Shanshan Yao, Wei Peng

llms rag benchmarks safety

arXiv AI

Jun 30

LoRA-Tuned Large Language Models for Dementia Detection via Multi-View Speech-Derived Features

arXiv:2606. 28445v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Early detection of dementia enables timely intervention, and reflecting cognitive impairment, spontaneous speech offers a non-invasive screening modality.

By Jonghyeon Park, Olivier Jiyoun Jung, Myungwoo Oh

llms fine-tuning multimodal benchmarks

arXiv Machine Learning

Jul 28

Disentangling Acoustic Cues in Alzheimer's Pathology and Perception: The Roles of Language and Gender

arXiv:2607. 23977v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Acoustic biomarkers show promise for detecting Alzheimer's Disease (AD), yet whether the cues driving diagnostic AI align with those salient to human listeners is underexplored across languages and genders, where pathological markers and perceptual strategies differ.

By Liu He, Yuanchao Li, Yin-Long Liu, Rui Feng, Yiming Wang, Jiaxin Chen, Yizhe Wang, Jiahong Yuan

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arXiv AI

Jun 16

Unifying Acoustic Features and Text with Multimodal LLMs for Neurodegenerative Screening

arXiv:2606. 14788v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Voice-based screening offers a scalable and non-invasive way to assess neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD), but their staging remains challenging due to the difficulty of integrating heterogeneous data.

By Qingfeng Zhang, Yuanxiong Guo, Yanmin Gong

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arXiv Machine Learning

Jun 9

Multi-View Speech Representation Learning for Parkinson's Disease Detection Using Context-guided Cross-modal Attention

arXiv:2606. 09271v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that frequently causes speech impairments associated with hypokinetic dysarthria.

By George Theodosiou, Loukas Ilias, Dimitris Askounis

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arXiv AI

Jun 2

What Do LLMs Know About Alzheimer's Disease? Multi-loss Fine-Tuning and Probing for AD Detection

arXiv:2602. 11177v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Reliable early detection of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is challenging, particularly due to the limited availability of labeled data.

By Lei Jiang, Yue Zhou, Natalie Parde

llms fine-tuning benchmarks

arXiv AI

Jun 24

LLM-MINE: Large Language Model based Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Phenotypes Mining from Clinical Notes

arXiv:2603. 13673v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Accurate extraction of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) phenotypes from electronic health records (EHR) is critical for early-stage detection and disease staging.

By Mingchen Shao, Yuzhang Xie, Carl Yang, Jiaying Lu

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