DementiaBank: Theoretical Rationale, Protocol, and Illustrative Analyses

• Published in: American journal of speech-language pathology Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 426 - 438
• Main Authors: Lanzi, Alyssa M., Saylor, Anna K., Fromm, Davida, Liu, Houjun, MacWhinney, Brian, Cohen, Matthew L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 01.03.2023
• Subjects: Alzheimer Disease - diagnosis; Alzheimer Disease - psychology; Alzheimer's disease; Analysis; Cognition; Cognitive Dysfunction - complications; Cognitive Dysfunction - diagnosis; Humans; Language; Linguistics; Tutorials; Delaware; Massachusetts

Dementia from Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized primarily by a significant decline in memory abilities; however, language abilities are also commonly affected and may precede the decline of other cognitive abilities. To study the progression of language, there is a need for open-access...