Speech rate and word-finding difficulties, including pausing and use of fillers such as “um” and “uh,” were associated with changes in executive function across the adult lifespan in a new study. Jed ...

A new study led by Northwestern University researchers used machine learning—a branch of artificial intelligence—to identify speech patterns in children with autism that were consistent between ...

Objective measurement of psychiatric disorders has long proved challenging. Yet, there is ample evidence that analysis of speech patterns can accurately diagnose depression and psychosis, measure ...

Researchers are increasingly finding that subtle shifts in everyday conversation can flag trouble in the brain long before classic memory problems appear. Instead of relying only on paper-and-pencil ...

Clang association, also known as clanging, is a speech pattern where people put words together because of how they sound instead of what they mean. Clanging usually involves strings of rhyming words, ...

Speech composite tracks subtle language decline in FTD. AI-based recall task might detect mild cognitive impairment. Automated phone task to detect AD will be tested in 1,200 people. Scientists will ...

Having a phone conversation with an AI-powered robot is a common and frustrating experience — particularly for people who stutter or have other diverse patterns of speech. To address the poor ...

Children’s speech presents unique challenges for ASR systems. Their smaller, growing vocal tracts lead to greater acoustic variability. On top of that, kids are still learning how to speak, making ...