Sonde Health Introduces Innovative Cognitive Fitness Health Tracking Solution
2024年7月30日 - 10:01PM
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Non-invasive health detection and monitoring
technology analyzes vocal biomarkers to indicate a user's ongoing
cognitive efficiency
Sonde Health is expanding its leading health monitoring platform
beyond mental and respiratory fitness by introducing an innovative
cognitive fitness tracker that allows users to monitor brain
exertion, or cognitive effort, in real time. This new solution,
called Sonde Cognitive Fitness, analyzes eight vocal
characteristics from 30-second voice interactions and generates a
score to provide insight into one’s cognitive state, helping people
manage their mental well-being and productivity effectively.
By tracking their cognitive fitness, individuals can identify
and monitor cognitive effort levels, take steps to optimize their
productivity and performance, and enhance their well-being by
reducing cognitive strain.
Sonde Cognitive Fitness launches as almost one in five people
over age 50 worldwide is affected by mild cognitive impairment
(MCI), and more than 55 million people worldwide are living with
dementia — a figure that's projected to nearly triple by 2050. In
early July, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a
second drug designed to slow the initial stages of Alzheimer's,
spotlighting the importance of early intervention in delaying
cognitive decline.
"This convenient and non-invasive cognitive fitness tracking
solution is the natural progression for Sonde, as we are now the
only company to analyze and monitor vocal biomarkers for three of
the body’s crucial functions – cognitive, mental, and respiratory,"
said David Liu, CEO of Sonde. "Sonde Cognitive Fitness isn't a
diagnostic tool; rather, it assesses, through your speech, your
current cognitive effort to provide early clues about your
well-being – for instance, if you have consistently lower Cognitive
Fitness scores when performing simple tasks."
Users can passively monitor their cognitive state with a
30-second voice sample collected through most smart devices. Sonde
Cognitive Fitness then measures users' vocal biomarkers and
generates a simple score that reflects their current cognitive
effort. Scores ranging from 80 to 100 are labeled "Efficient" (low
cognitive effort), 70 to 79 are considered "Balanced" (moderate
cognitive effort), and 0 to 69 are categorized as "Demanding" (high
cognitive effort).
Sonde Cognitive Fitness is designed for easy integration via its
application programming interface (API) and software development
kit (SDK). A strong verification process ensures only enrolled and
consented users' voice samples are collected, and no audio is
stored or transmitted off the device to protect privacy.
To develop this tool, Sonde partnered with GN Group and experts
in clinical cognitive impairment at leading academic medical
centers, including Massachusetts General Hospital and the
Montefiore Medical Center at the Albert Einstein College of
Medicine, to conduct multiple research studies. The combined
studies included nearly 700 older adult research participants whose
cognitive capabilities were characterized using Addenbrooke's
Cognitive Examination (ACE), the Blessed Dementia Scale, and the
Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) scale. Sonde Cognitive Fitness
scores aligned with those traditional assessments.
To learn more about how Sonde's vocal biomarker platform
leverages voice-enabled apps and devices to assess and improve
mental, cognitive, and respiratory health outcomes, visit
https://www.sondehealth.com/.
About Sonde Health
Sonde Health is the global leader in voice-based health tracking
and data insights. Sonde's vocal biomarker API/SDK serves
enterprise apps and devices spanning consumer wellness to
population health. Leveraging a best-in-class voice data set and
clinical research with over 1.2 million samples from 85,000+
individuals on four continents, Sonde uses advanced audio signal
processing, speech science, and AI/machine learning to sense and
analyze subtle vocal changes due to changes in a person's
physiology to provide key insights into health and well-being.
www.sondehealth.com
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