Publication Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
Page Numbers
1 to 4
Conference Name
IEEE Annual ORNL Biomedical Science and Engineering Center Conference
Conference Location
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States of America
Conference Sponsor
IEEE and UTK
Conference Date
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Abstract
In this paper, we present preliminary results of semantic pattern analysis of verbal fluency tests used for assessing cognitive psychological and neuropsychological disorders. We posit that recent advances in semantic reasoning and artificial intelligence can be combined to create a standardized computer-aided diagnosis tool to automatically evaluate and interpret verbal fluency tests. Towards that goal, we derive novel semantic similarity (phonetic, phonemic and conceptual) metrics and present the predictive capability of these metrics on a de-identified dataset of participants with and without neurological disorders.