1. Technological Advancement in the Future of Cognitive Tests
Christian Nahshal
Suzanne Miranda
Luke Shapiro
Tabitha Batte
Brandon Brown
Jean F. Coppola
Sanjeet Pakrasi
Jenn Sheffield
Argenys Morban
Grantham Taylor
Noel Abebe
TeleCog
Technological Advancement in the Future of Cognitive Tests

2. Purpose Behind Research
Make cognitive assessments available to larger population of people
Eliminate the necessity for the exams to be proctored by a doctor
Alleviate conflicting schedules for check ups between doctors and patients
Test correlation between online cognitive assessments and paper assessments
Update test process for cognitive assessments to technological advancements *

3. Dementia Explained
Perceived as a more “severe” form of Alzheimer’s disease
Constitutes of a multitude of symptoms & diseases of memory decline
Alzheimer’s is one of many diseases that constitute dementia
Cases have been steadily growing among elderly
Especially prevalent among isolated individuals

4. Symptoms * Impaired Judgement, Decision-Making Skills
Difficulty in Logical Reasoning
Poor Memory and Language Abilities
Sudden Changes in Personality
Apathy / Social Withdrawal *

5. Social Withdrawal Personality changes may lead to isolation
- A third of all people with dementia live alone
Poor judgement / functional skills impairs self-sustainability
Expensive costs of treatment due to necessary empathy of caretaker
Diagnosis of dementia among independent seniors difficult without support

6. Stages of Dementia * Stage 1
Normal functioning, no memory loss, mentally healthy
Normal forgetfulness associated with aging
Increased forgetfulness, slight difficulty concentrating, decreased work performance
Difficulty concentrating, decreased memory of recent events, trouble managing
Major memory deficiencies, need assistance to complete daily activities
Require extensive assistance to carry out daily activities
No ability to speak or communicate, require assistance with most activities *

7. Necessity for Research
Increased tendency to live in isolation may push patient into avoiding contact with doctor
Online cognitive tests might incentivize confined patients to participate in survey
Will allow doctors to have greater outreach to patients who do not want to leave home
The research will allow us to explore the possibility of eliminating all paper based cognitive assessments

8. Telecog Research * - Conduct test on at least 30 adults ages 18+
- Paper Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCa)
- Online Digit memory test
- Online Spatial memory test
- Determine correlation of online tests to MoCa *

9. Physiological Causes
Lewy body dementia is a type of dementia that worsens over time
Dementia destroys the connection between cells in the brain
Lesions in the brain are directly related to dementia
- Frontal lobe - judgement, behavior and intelligence
- Temporal lobe – memory
- Parietal lobe - language

10. Montreal Cognitive Assessment

11. Montreal Cognitive Assessment

12. Montreal Cognitive Assessment*

13. Digit Memory Test
Spatial Memory Test *

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