5 papers
CCMAN: Cognitive Instability-Aware Cross-Modal Attention Network for Interpretable Temporal Biomarkers of Verbal Fluency Speech
Madhurananda Pahar, Caitlin Illingworth, Dorota Braun +2
Early detection of cognitive decline from speech offers a scalable and non-invasive alternative to conventional clinical assessment. Verbal fluency tasks are particularly informati…
PROCESS-2: A Benchmark Speech Corpus for Early Cognitive Impairment Detection
Madhurananda Pahar, Caitlin H. Illingworth, Bahman Mirheidari +7
Speech-based analysis offers a scalable and non-invasive approach for detecting cognitive decline, yet progress has been constrained by the limited availability of clinically valid…
False positive bias in AI-powered speech-based cognitive screening for multilingual English speakers in the UK
Madhurananda Pahar, Caitlin Illingworth, Dorota Braun +4
Conversational speech reveals early signs of cognitive decline, including dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). AI models show promise for speech-based screening, yet most…
CognoSpeak: an automatic, remote assessment of early cognitive decline in real-world conversational speech
Madhurananda Pahar, Fuxiang Tao, Bahman Mirheidari +8
The early signs of cognitive decline are often noticeable in conversational speech, and identifying those signs is crucial in dealing with later and more serious stages of neurodeg…
Early Dementia Detection Using Multiple Spontaneous Speech Prompts: The PROCESS Challenge
Fuxiang Tao, Bahman Mirheidari, Madhurananda Pahar +12
Dementia is associated with various cognitive impairments and typically manifests only after significant progression, making intervention at this stage often ineffective. To addres…