Individuals unconsciously perceive their environment even before birth. And babies as young as three months can already recognize individual words in streams of syllables. This so-called static learning in infancy shapes us for life.
Identify cognitive impairment in gait to detect Alzheimer’s disease
The gait patterns of older individuals can cue cognitive problems and even help diagnose different types of neurodegenerative diseases. For example, Alzheimer’s disease could possibly be identified at an early stage based on the gait. The way older people walk can be used to enable early diagnosis of different types of neurodegenerative diseases.