Time to be “smart”—Opportunities Arising From Smartphone-Based Behavioral Analysis in Daily Patient Care

Akeret, Kevin; Vasella, Flavio; Geisseler, Olivia; Dannecker, Noemi; Ghosh, Arko; Brugger, Peter; Regli, Luca; Stienen, Martin N

doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00303

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Akeret, K., Vasella, F., Geisseler, O., Dannecker, N., Ghosh, A., Brugger, P., Regli, L., & Stienen, M. N. (2018). Time to be “smart”—Opportunities Arising From Smartphone-Based Behavioral Analysis in Daily Patient Care. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 12, 303. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00303

Abstract

While pathologies of the central nervous system (CNS) are often associated with neuropsychological deficits, adequate quantification and monitoring of such deficits remains challenging. Due to their complex nature, comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations are needed, which are time-consuming, resource-intensive and do not adequately account for daily or hourly fluctuations of a patient's condition. Innovative approaches are required to improve the diagnostics and continuous monitoring of brain function, ideally in the form of a si