@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10013336,
	  title     = {Using Speech Emotion Recognition as a Longitudinal Biomarker for Alzheimer’s Disease},
	  author    = {Yishu Gong and  Liangliang Yang and  Jianyu Zhang and  Zhengyu Chen and  Sihong He and  Xusheng Zhang and  Wei Zhang},
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	  abstract     = {Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions of people worldwide and is characterized by cognitive decline and behavioral changes. People living with Alzheimer’s disease often find it hard to complete routine tasks. However, there are limited objective assessments that aim to quantify the difficulty of certain tasks for AD patients compared to non-AD people. In this study, we propose to use speech emotion recognition (SER), especially the frustration level as a potential biomarker for quantifying the difficulty patients experience when describing a picture. We build an SER model using data from the IEMOCAP dataset and apply the model to the DementiaBank data to detect the AD/non-AD group difference and perform longitudinal analysis to track the AD disease progression. Our results show that the frustration level detected from the SER model can possibly be used as a cost-effective tool for objective tracking of AD progression in addition to the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score.},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Biomedical and Biological Engineering},
	  volume    = {17},
	  number    = {11},
	  year      = {2023},
	  pages     = {267 - 272},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10013336},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/203},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 203, 2023},
	}