This technological medical novelty won the health innovation award at the South by South West (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas (USA).
A test that detects disturbances in the hippocampus
Patients watch images that quickly appear on a screen. Some are new, while others have been seen before. The test makes it possible to study the movement of the eyes. “By studying how these people move their eyes, and how they look at new images in relation to familiar images, we can detect disturbances in the functioning of the hippocampus, the part of the brain that plays a central role. in the memoryexplains Elli Kaplan general manager of the company based in Virginia.
“Today, Alzheimer’s is detected only once all the symptoms have appeared, she laments. But there has already been irreparable damage for yearss.” “Our hope is that within ten years there is a cure. We would just have to do an annual test and if we found out that we were at risk of developing Alzheimer’s, we could do something to prevent it.“, she concludes.
