Smartphone- or tablet-based memory tests can capture this subtle decline more quickly than conventional testing.
These findings come from a study by DZNE in collaboration with university hospitals in Germany, the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the United States, and the startup neotiv.
Prior studies have already established that this particular mobile app, whose testing principle is based on DZNE research, can identify MCI.
The current study now shows that this self-administered testing is also sensitive enough to track subtle changes in cognitive performance over time.
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