Peer-Reviewed Publication
Sci Rep2026;16(1):5500.January 22, 2026Journal Article

Derivation of an intrinsic brain activity biomarker for the earliest prediction of cognitive decline.

Leslie S Prichep1, Syed N Zaidi2, Kara Brink2, Saloni Kanakia2, Bo Liang2, Yang Jiang3,4, Ruben Armañanzas5,6
1BrainScope Company, Rockville, MD, 20855, USA. leslie.prichep@brainscope.com.
2BrainScope Company, Rockville, MD, 20855, USA.
3Aging Brain and Cognition Laboratory, Department of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
4Sanders Brown Center on Aging, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
5Institute of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DATAI), Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
6TECNUN School of Engineering, Universidad de Navarra, San Sebastian, Spain.

Abstract

Early identification of cognitive decline in the elderly is essential for timely and effective intervention. Current neuroimaging and clinical biomarkers have largely focused on patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementias, and though effective, have not been demonstrated to be sensitive to the earliest signs of functional abnormalities. The electroencephalogram (EEG), with a millis…

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