Akili Diagnoses Alzheimer’s with a Game
From: IEEE Spectrum - 04/22/2014
By: Eliza Strickland

Can therapeutic mobile games help patients with cognitive illnesses?

Project: Evo is a brightly colored iPad game that doesn’t look different from
any app you might use to while away the time. Yet it’s intended for a much
more serious endeavor: The game’s creators believe it can be used to both
diagnose and ultimately treat mental disorders.

A Healthy Touch: The simple interface of this iPad game masks sophisticated
diagnostic technology that aims to spot cognitive problems.

Read the entire article at:
http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/start-ups/startup-profile-akili-diagnoses-alzheimers-with-a-game

Links:
Adam Gazzaley
http://gazzaleylab.ucsf.edu/

NeuroRacer
http://gazzaleylab.ucsf.edu/neuroracer.html

Akili
http://www.akiliinteractive.com/

Related:
Cognitive test can differentiate between Alzheimer’s and normal aging
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2014/05/cognitive-test-can-differentiate-between-alzheimer%E2%80%99s-and-normal-aging