TELL: A novel speech testing app for insights on brain health
By 2050, over 150 million people will be diagnosed neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and frontotemporal dementia. This scenario has spurred a quest for objective, affordable, scalable markers to improve early detection and symptom monitoring. Prominent among these efforts is automated speech and language analysis (ASLA), with several papers demonstrating its potential to […]
From the lab to an app, for NeuroTechX BA (in Spanish)
Dr. Adolfo Garcia gave a talk on the transition from basic science to an app and the emergence of TELL for the Argentine chapter of NeuroTechX. El Dr. Adolfo García dio una charla sobre la transición de ciencia básica a una app y el surgimiento de TELL para el capítulo argentino de NeuroTechX.
TELL, an app to evaluate speech in neurodegenerative diseases (in Spanish)
Dr. Adolfo García was invited to Radio LU19 to talk about TELL, the app to evaluate speech in neurodegenerative diseases he developed with his team. El Dr. Adolfo García fue invitado a Radio LU19 para hablar sobre TELL, la app para evaluar el habla en enfermedades neurodegenerativas que desarrolló junto a su equipo.
The TELL app, for CNN Radio Argentina (in Spanish)
Dr. Adolfo García was invited to CNN Radio to talk about TELL, the app to evaluate speech in neurodegenerative diseases he developed with his team. El Dr. Adolfo García fue invitado a CNN Radio para hablar sobre TELL, la app para evaluar el habla en enfermedades neurodegenerativas que desarrolló junto a su equipo.
TELL: An app to evaluate speech in the service of brain health (in Spanish)
By 2050, over 150 million people will be diagnosed neurodegenerative disorders, mainly including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and frontotemporal dementia. This scenario has spurred a quest for objective, affordable, scalable markers to improve early detection and symptom monitoring. Prominent among these efforts is automated speech and language analysis (ASLA), with several papers demonstrating its potential […]
Argentine researchers developed an app to detect neurodegenerative diseases (in Spanish)
Long before magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography and other brain images allowed us to glimpse what is going on inside our skull without drilling into it, human beings had another invaluable resource: words. Words can not only «implant» themselves into the brain and transform it, but also tell us how it is functioning. You […]
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Language in (almost all) the brain (in Spanish)
All animals have developed mechanisms which allow them to communicate with their own kind. Birds use songs that attract mates; primates use vocalizations that warn of threats; dolphins use whistles that allow them to identify their conspecifics… These systems present different levels of complexity, but, as far as we can guess, none comes close to […]
Include Network: For global equity in language-based brain health research
Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health Adolfo Garcia and Boon Lead Tee; UCSF neurologist Jessica de Leon; and GBHI faculty member Marilu Gorno-Tempini discuss the launch of Include, a new initiative focused on global equity in language-based brain health research. You can read the full article here.
Worldwide TED Talk release
(in Spanish)
Dr. Adolfo García gave a talk on the brain and body weft of language at TEDxRíodelaPlata, in front of 12,000 people. You can watch the full talk, in Spanish, here. El Dr. Adolfo García brindó una charla sobre la trama cerebral y corporal del lenguaje en TEDxRíodelaPlata, frente a 12.000 personas. Puedes ver la […]