Speech signal’s phase information based Alzheimer’s disease detection using deep learning
摘要
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions worldwide. Early and accurate diagnosis is crucial for timely intervention and management, as it can significantly improve patient outcomes and quality of life. This study explores a novel deep learning approach for AD detection using speech analysis, a promising non-invasive technique. We analysed the performance of various feature types, including magnitude spectrograms, raw phase, modulated group delay (MGD), and instantaneous frequency (IF) phase, on custom Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and pre-trained ResNet50 models. The findings demonstrate that the magnitude spectrogram achieved the highest accuracy among single-input models. However, a dual-input model that combines magnitude and instantaneous frequency information from pre-trained ResNet50 models achieved superior performance, reaching an accuracy of 90%, precision of 95%, recall of 90%, and F1-score of 92.4%. This suggests that integrating magnitude and phase features effectively captures the nuances of speech patterns, leading to improved classification for AD detection. Moreover, the proposed approach outperforms previous state-of-the-art methods, highlighting its potential as a valuable tool for early AD diagnosis.