Palma AI app: spotting pain in cerebral palsy
A beta AI app designed to detect pain in people with cerebral palsy will be presented at CaixaForum Palma on Saturday. PainScan CP is billed as the first app of its kind using artificial intelligence. The unveiling comes at Palma’s third Sedan meeting, which brings together Spanish and international experts on neurodevelopmental conditions.
Fundació Aspace says the meeting is intended to carry scientific findings into professional practice and improve understanding and care. Its theme is “From research to clinical practice”, with the programme split into three parts.
From genetics to pain assessment
The first sessions cover genetics, epigenetics and human experience in neurodevelopmental syndromes. Speakers include Francesc Palau, head of Genetic and Molecular Medicine at Hospital Sant Joan de Déu in Barcelona, and Astrid Diederichs of Smith-Magenis Advocacy Group Germany.
A second block turns to sensations, emotions and pain. Anna María Zamorano of Aarhus University, Yukari Takahashi of Jikei Medical School in Tokyo and Fundació Aspace physiotherapist Laura Arriero will address music applications, animal studies and the use of an electrocardiogram in pain assessment.
The final section looks at putting these findings into education and care settings. It includes Joana María Llabrés from the Conselleria de Educación y Universidades, Asturias educational adviser Mabel García, psychologist and neuropsychologist Niniña Hansen, and Marta Marco of Fundació Aspace.
PainScan CP joins citizen-science project
Jesús Hernando Gómez, manager of Fundació Aspace Balears, will present PainScan CP as part of ParticiPC. The project seeks to expand the CP PAIN database ethically and collaboratively in care and family settings.
The Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología, part of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, is collaborating on the project. The meeting will also offer a 200-euro prize for the best scientific poster, with entries open until 1 September 2026.
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Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com