Jen Blankenship, VivoSense Inc. Michael Busa, UMass Amherst. This pilot study aimed to develop and validate new algorithms for detecting walking behavior using wearable sensors in older adults, including those with Alzheimer’s disease or mild cognitive impairment.
Erik Larsen, Sonde Health. Brad Dickerson, Massachusetts General Hospital. Bonnie Wong, Massachusetts General Hospital. The pilot project, conducted by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Sonde Health, explored the use of a vocal biomarker platform to detect and monitor cognitive impairment in older adults.
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The base gait forecasting and estimation transformer model that is leveraged for this pilot is available open-source. Source: https://github.com/markendo/GaitForeMer