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Early signs of dementia can be detected by tracking driving behaviors
New Atlas ^ | 28 April 2021 | Rich Haridy

Posted on 04/29/2021 9:45:44 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

... the researchers claim it could be possible in the future to detect early signs of dementia using either a smartphone app or devices incorporated into car software systems.

Over the course of the LongROAD study, 33 subjects were diagnosed with MCI (mild cognitive impairment) and 31 with dementia. A series of machine learning models were trained on the LongROAD data, tasked with detecting MCI and dementia from driving behaviors.

Nevertheless, the study does point to intriguing future scenarios where a smartphone app, or software inside a car, can constantly monitor your driving patterns to offer clues for early detection of cognitive decline before clinical symptoms become apparent

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KEYWORDS: ajoke; dementia; driving
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To: absalom01

Been there... And you are not understating one bit. The animosity can last a year or even for the rest of their lives. It can set a pattern of hate and distrust that sticks and programs their behavior from that point on.


41 posted on 04/29/2021 5:44:18 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: sauropod

Yes, that is one nasty stretch of road. An asphalt jungle. I’d hate to see it filled with Miami drivers.


42 posted on 04/29/2021 6:28:07 PM PDT by HandyDandy
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