While certain filler words and speaking patterns can be normal, they can also be signs of cognitive decline and dementia risk.

Researchers are increasingly finding that subtle shifts in everyday conversation can flag trouble in the brain long before classic memory problems appear. Instead of relying only on paper-and-pencil ...

Using artificial intelligence (AI) to process natural language, a research group evaluated the characteristics of speech among patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). AI analysis of their data ...

For decades, scientists have known that subtle changes in speech can signal changes in the brain. Using so-called “filler words” such as “um” and “you know” or long pauses are sometimes a quirk of ...

Those of us who have cared for someone with Alzheimer's disease know all too well the pain of trying to communicate with someone who is losing their language abilities. People with the disease tend to ...

Patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP) show altered speech patterns and content that could pinpoint symptom severity — and help predict future relapse, two new studies suggest. In the first study ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re like most people, you probably rely on filler words like “um” and “uh” when speaking, whether you’re presenting at work ...