Expertise: Cognition
SAM3 Expertise Areas: Cognition
The assessment of cognition and specifically cognitive change is an emerging area of research and SAM3 researchers are exploring this through a number of methods.
Cognition Assessment Methods
- Performance of Activities of Daily Living
- Computer based assessment including Serious Games
- Driving
B. Chimehi, J. Larivière-Chartier, B. Wallace, L. Ault, F. Knoefel, J. Kaye, Z. Beattie, J. Steele, L. Anderson, N.Thomas, “Digital Signatures of Caregiver Burden: Machine Learning Classification Using Multimodal In-Home Sensor Data”, ISG 2026
Select A. Laghai, S. Shafiyan, N. Thomas, M. Kunz, K. Fraser, B. Wallace, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, “Can Gaze–Speech Coupling in Reading Help Clinicians Detect Cognitive Decline Remotely?” ISG 2026 A. Laghai, S. Shafiyan, N. Thomas, M. Kunz, K. Fraser, B. Wallace, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, “Can Gaze–Speech Coupling in Reading Help Clinicians Detect Cognitive Decline Remotely?” ISG 2026
P. Masson, K. Milne, B. Wallace, B. Laska, R. Goubran, B. Vukovic, F. Knoefel, “Supportive Systems for Cognitive Health and Dementia: Survey of technology and the role of standards”, ASC Project Report, 2025.
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Ashleigh Beltempo, Tessa Murchison, Jannah Mustafa, Charles Prévost, Ayman Yaaqoubi, Hajer Chalghoumi, Emily Jones Joanisse, Rachel Sturm, Sara Aghvami, Laura Laird, Bruce Wallace, Heidi Sveistrup, “Evaluation and Comparison of an Online and an In-Person Digital Literacy Program”, AGEWELL AGM, 2025
Frank Knoefel, Heidi Sveistrup, Emma Daoust, Cassandra Druken, Noel de Sasio, Marla Calder, Krista Whitney, “Usability of a New Supportive Smart Home Technology Readiness Assessment Tool: Perspectives of Occupational Therapists”, AGEWELL AGM, 2025
Select Sina Shafiyan, Neil Thomas, Manuela Kunz, Kathleen Fraser, Bruce Wallace, Rafik Goubran, Amir Laghai, Frank Knoefel, “Saccadic Markers of Cognitive Decline: Preliminary Findings from a Multimodal Eye Movement and Speech Assessment”, AGEWELL AGM, 2025 Sina Shafiyan, Neil Thomas, Manuela Kunz, Kathleen Fraser, Bruce Wallace, Rafik Goubran, Amir Laghai, Frank Knoefel, “Saccadic Markers of Cognitive Decline: Preliminary Findings from a Multimodal Eye Movement and Speech Assessment”, AGEWELL AGM, 2025
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Hajer Chalghoumi, Emily Jones Joanisse, Rachel Sturm, Sara Aghvami, Laura Laird, Bruce Wallace, Heidi Sveistrup, “Emotional Barriers to Digital Technology Avoidance Among Older Adults”, AGEWELL AGM, 2025
Fjolla Berbatovci, Shekinah Mcclymont, Meg Schwellnus, Fateme Rajabiyazdi, Octavio Santos, Adrian Chan, Dona Locke, Melanie Chandler, Anne Shandera-Ochsner, Atul Jaiswal, Chantal Trudel, Neil Thomas, “Electronic Memory Support System (eMSS): A Digital Planner for Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment”, AGEWELL AGM, 2025
Select F. Knoefel, S. Gagnon, F. Berbatovci, M. Schwellnus, A. Frank, N. Thomas, S. Marshall, B. Wallace, R. Goubran, “Comparing Older to Middle-Aged Drivers on a Driving Simulator”, Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 2025 F. Knoefel, S. Gagnon, F. Berbatovci, M. Schwellnus, A. Frank, N. Thomas, S. Marshall, B. Wallace, R. Goubran, “Comparing Older to Middle-Aged Drivers on a Driving Simulator”, Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 2025
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A. Frank, L. Ault, K. Harrington, J. Cromer, B. Wallace, L. Sweet, N. Thomas, M. Breau, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, “CognigramTM Computerized Cognitive Testing: Longitudinal Validation Study Over Four Years”, accepted at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC), 2025.
S. Shafiyan, K. Fraser, F. Knoefel, N. Thomas, M. Kunz, B. Wallace, R. Goubran, A.a Zumbansen, “Revisiting the Cookie Theft Picture for Cognitive Impairment: Assessing Its Relevance for Discourse Analysis After Four Decades”, accepted at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC), 2025.
N. Thomas, MD, J. Larivière-Chartier, B. Chimehi, R. Dey, L. Ault, B. Wallace, F. Knoefel, J. Kaye, Z. Beattie, L. Sheehy, J. Steele, L. Miller, “Using Machine Learning to Identify Features from Home Sensors that Predict Care Partner Burden”, accepted at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC), 2025.