arXiv AI July 14, 2026 By Rashin Gholijani Farahani, Azam Bastanfard

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.

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arXiv Machine Learning

Jul 28

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.

By Marko Niemel\"a, Mikaela von Bonsdorff, Sami \"Ayr\"am\"o, Tommi K\"arkk\"ainen

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

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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

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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

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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

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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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