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As dementia becomes more widespread, Mayo Clinic researchers believe that artificial intelligence is the key to enabling earlier and faster diagnoses. By pairing AI and EEG (electroencephalogram) tests, the team at the Mayo Clinic Neurology AI Program (NAIP) in Rochester, Minnesota, was able to identify specific types of dementia sooner than they would have through human analysis. Based on these findings, EEGs could eventually provide a more accessible, less expensive and less invasive way to assess brain health earlier, according to a hospital press release.
WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE? The research was published last week in the journal Brain Communications. What is an EEG? With an EEG, a technician attaches small metal electrodes to the patient’s scalp, which measure electrical activity in the brain. The test produces a recording of wavy lines that represent the brain’s electrical impulses.
An electroencephalogram (EEG) is a test that measures electrical activity in the brain using small, metal discs (electrodes) attached to the scalp. This activity shows up as wavy lines on an EEG recording. (iStock) It is primarily used to diagnose epilepsy, but can also be used to identify other brain conditions, according to Dr.
David Jones, a practicing clinician specializing in behavioral neurology, who directs the artificial intelligence program at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. MAYO CLINIC FINDS NEW.