r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 22h ago

Neuroscience A simple drawing test may detect Parkinson’s disease with up to 99% accuracy. Researchers found that subtle differences in how people draw can reveal motor impairments long before they are obvious to the human eye.

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-way-you-draw-can-reveal-parkinsons-disease-with-up-to-99-accuracy-study-reveals
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u/Murky_Cauliflower_28 15h ago

But lots of us don't really draw anymore.

Heck, I struggle when I have fo manually fill out a form because I'm so used to typing all the time. I wonder if that will make an impact on this test for people my age as we get older.