NeuroSpeech

Abstract

NeuroSpeech is a software for modeling pathological speech signals considering different speech dimensions: phonation, articulation, prosody, and intelligibility. Although it was developed to model dysarthric speech signals from Parkinson’s patients, its structure allows other computer scientists or developers to include other pathologies and/or measures. Different tasks can be performed: (1) modeling of the signals considering the aforementioned speech dimensions, (2) automatic discrimination of Parkinson’s vs. non-Parkinson’s, and (3) prediction of the neurological state according to the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) score. The prediction of the dysarthria level according to the Frenchay Dysarthria Assessment scale is also provided. Keywords: Speech processing, Dysarthria, Parkinson’s disease, Phonation, Articulation, Prosody, Intelligibility, Python, Software