Many people living with neurodegenerative conditions such as motor neuron disease, dementia, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson’s disease experience speech problems. Using common digital technologies such as smartphone apps, we can record and analyse speech, along with other health information in detail. We aim to provide new information for people living with these conditions, researchers, and healthcare professionals. This study will investigate the use of these digital technologies and speech recordings to help diagnose and monitor these conditions.
The results may be of benefit to people with neurological conditions in the future. We anticipate that our research will lead to a better understanding of these conditions and could help in producing new and better treatments, tests, and ultimately, preventing neurological conditions.
Watch the DASH information video:
(Video opens in the University of Edinburgh's Media Hopper. Viewing length 3 mins 14 secs)
Information leaflet
Please download the relevant information leaflet:
- Patient (diagnosed with a neurodegenerative condition) DASH Information Leaflet (opens pdf in your browser)
- Relative/carer or healthy volunteer DASH Information Leaflet (opens pdf in your browser)
Related links
SpeakUnique: University of Edinburgh spinout company offering voice banking technology, allowing people to communicate in their own voice when natural speech is not possible.
Dr Johnny Tam wins prestigious MRC Max Perutz Award for Science Communication. His short 1 minute animation summarises the DASH research project aims. (opens in the University of Edinburgh's Media Hopper)
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