{"id":196767,"date":"2026-03-17T14:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/17\/ai-shows-promise-for-detecting-early-cognitive-decline-through-speech-samples-elson-s-floyd-college-of-medicine-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T14:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:30:11","slug":"ai-shows-promise-for-detecting-early-cognitive-decline-through-speech-samples-elson-s-floyd-college-of-medicine-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/17\/ai-shows-promise-for-detecting-early-cognitive-decline-through-speech-samples-elson-s-floyd-college-of-medicine-news\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Shows Promise for Detecting Early Cognitive Decline\u00a0through Speech Samples | Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/17\/ai-shows-promise-for-detecting-early-cognitive-decline-through-speech\/\">AI Shows Promise for Detecting Early Cognitive Decline\u00a0through Speech Samples | Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine News<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/17\/ai-shows-promise-for-detecting-early-cognitive-decline-through-speech\/\">https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/17\/ai-shows-promise-for-detecting-early-cognitive-decline-through-speech\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-17 14:25:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"medicine.wsu.edu\">medicine.wsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Artificial intelligence via speech analysis shows promise in detecting early cognitive decline, according to research from Washington State University\u2019s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine.<\/li>\n<li>A pilot study presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention found that a machine learning model can identify individuals with cognitive decline in about 75% of cases.<\/li>\n<li>Speech analysis has emerged as a noninvasive and cost-effective screening tool for mild cognitive impairment, a risk factor for Alzheimer\u2019s disease and related dementias.<\/li>\n<li>Early detection is crucial for interventions that can improve quality of life and maintain independence; currently, many older adults only seek care when symptoms affect their daily functioning.<\/li>\n<li>The study involved six older adults with mild to moderate cognitive impairment and six without, who completed a word fluency task analyzed by a machine learning model to assess acoustic features.<\/li>\n<li>The machine learning model K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) moderately predicted cognitive impairment, classifying nine out of 12 participants correctly.<\/li>\n<li>Researchers are planning a broader study to improve model accuracy and enhance accessibility to screening, especially in rural communities.<\/li>\n<li>Machine learning models could supplement clinicians\u2019 assessments and enable worldwide analysis of millions of speech samples.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI Shows Promise for Detecting Early Cognitive Decline\u00a0through Speech Samples | Elson S. 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