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Parkinson’s Diagnosis By Using A Keyboard – MIT News

In a new study from MIT, researchers show how analyzing people’s keystrokes as they type can reveal a great deal of information about the state of their motor function. (Learn more: http://bit.ly/1Inaj5u)

Using the researchers’ algorithm for analyzing keystroke patterns could lead to the diagnosis of diseases that impair motor function, such as Parkinson’s disease, much earlier than is now possible. 

Video: Melanie Gonick/MIT

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