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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ALZHEIMER'S DEMENTIA:

A PILOT STUDY ON MEMORY LAPSES AND INDEPENDENCE

CAROLINA BARRIOS TREJO

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PUBLISHED IN:

 Volume 2, Issue 3, November  2025

Special Issue

Sankofa in AP Research

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70144/cb020302hs

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ABSTRACT:

Previous researchers have suggested the growing role artificial intelligence has had in Alzheimer’s disease, from having machines that can detect Alzheimer’s early to applications that help caregivers keep track of doctors’ appointments (Fabrizio et al., 2021). Furthermore, Jeong and colleagues (2025) concluded that digital therapeutic applications currently available may be effective in improving memory in older adults with dementia. The goal of this study is to determine if the mobile phone application “Impulse - Brain Training Games” (Impulse) helps adults in Rosemont, an assisted living and memory care facility, with different severities of Alzheimer’s Disease-related dementia, reduce short-term memory lapse episodes, and increase independence. Reduction in memory lapse episodes was measured quantitatively and independence qualitatively. The results showed that Impulse reduced short-term memory lapse episodes in both participants, and that a prolonged study is needed to determine Impulse’s long-term impact. Both participants showed an improvement in independence and remembered interacting with the application.

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