University of California-San Francisco · NeuroscienceCognitive Health Diversity Lab
Maria Luisa Gorno Tempini · San Francisco, California
Research Focus
Dr. Maria Luisa Gorno Tempini's research focuses on improving the diagnosis and monitoring of Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia, particularly among Latino and English-speaking populations. Using innovative automated speech and language analysis techniques, her lab aims to identify specific markers of cognitive decline across diverse socio-biological backgrounds. This research not only addresses the inequities in dementia assessment but also strives to develop cost-effective, culturally sensitive diagnostic tools that can benefit underrepresented communities.
Alzheimer's DiseaseFrontotemporal DementiaMachine LearningSpeech and Language AnalysisCultural CompetenceNeuroimagingCognitive DysfunctionSocio-biological DiversityLatino HealthHealthcare Equity
Research Aims
3AIM 01Develop an automated machine learning framework for assessing language changes in dementia.
AIM 02Identify acoustic and linguistic markers predictive of Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia.
AIM 03Evaluate the generalizability of findings across different languages and cultural backgrounds.
Skills the Lab Values
Speech and Language AnalysisMachine Learning AlgorithmsAcoustic Data ProcessingNeuroimaging TechniquesStatistical AnalysisCognitive AssessmentData Collection and ManagementBilingual Language AssessmentDeep Learning ModelsData Visualization Tools
Output against the department
Publications346top 19% of dept.130th of 671
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Citations28ktop 14% of dept.94th of 671
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