IARPA, the US spy tech agency, is working on how to diagnose various neurological conditions by analyzing video clips of how people move.
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Last April, the US Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) announced the launch of its Movement Observation and Video-based Evaluation System (MOVES) program aimed at diagnosing neurological health conditions from open source video clips.
These neurological conditions include:
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Huntington’s Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Cerebellar Ataxia
- Essential Tremor
- Dystonia
Shakes, tics, tremors, gaits, jerks, imbalances, and difficulties in walking, talking, swallowing, and breathing are all to be analyzed and diagnosed from video clips that may not have great angles or resolution.
And the people in the videos may be wearing all types of clothing like winter jackets, tunics, kurtas, headwear, and camo that could obfuscate their neurological conditions.
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