Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich

1 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Behavior

Assessment of Age-related Changes in Cognitive Functions Using EmoCogMeter, a Novel Tablet-computer Based Approach

Philipp Fuge^*1,2, Simone Grimm^*1,2,3,4, Anne Weigand^1,2,3, Yan Fan^1,3, Matti Gärtner^1,3, Melanie Feeser^1,3, Malek Bajbouj^1,2,3

¹Cluster of Excellence "Languages of Emotion", Freie Universität Berlin, ²Department of Psychiatry, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité Berlin, ³Dahlem Institute for Neuroimaging of Emotion, Freie Universität Berlin, ⁴Clinic for Affective Disorders and General Psychiatry, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich

We tested the usability of a tablet-computer-based application (EmoCogMeter) in investigating the effects of age on cognition. Results show an age-related cognitive decline, thereby proving the usability of our application. Findings underline the great clinical and practical potential of a tablet-based application for detection and monitoring of cognitive dysfunction.