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Jul 12, 2024

Scientists Identify a Speech Trait That Foreshadows Cognitive Decline

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Can you pass me the whatchamacallit? It’s right over there next to the thingamajig.

Many of us will experience “lethologica”, or difficulty finding words, in everyday life. And it usually becomes more prominent with age.

Frequent difficulty finding the right word can signal changes in the brain consistent with the early (“preclinical”) stages of Alzheimer’s disease – before more obvious symptoms emerge.

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