With the term “cognitive test” now part of everyday conversation, brain health experts are welcoming the chance to explain exactly what these tests can and can’t do.

Cognitive tests assess your thinking, memory, language, judgment and ability to learn new things to check for cognitive impairment, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

It’s unclear if Trump, 74, has taken the test again, but in 2018 he was given the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) under Dr. Ronny Jackson, the former White House physician, and at the time ...

Millions of people over the age of 65 likely have mild cognitive impairment, or MCI—minor problems with memory or decisionmaking that can, over time, turn into dementia.

DURHAM, N.C. – A machine learning model developed by Duke Health researchers can differentiate normal cognition from mild cognitive impairment using retinal images from the eye. The model ...

Cognitive impairment is showing up more often in the workplace as people continue to work longer and later in life, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, which is offering new guidance to ...

President Donald Trump aced a cognitive test designed to detect early signs of dementia, White House physician and Navy Rear Adm. Dr. Ronny Jackson told reporters yesterday (Jan. 16). Trump scored ...

Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): This is a 15-minutes test that requires the patient to memorize a short list of words, name objects in pictures, and copy shapes, in addition to other tasks.

A decline in cognitive abilities is a normal part of healthy aging, said Dr. Emily Rogalski, Rosalind Franklin Professor of Neurology at the University of Chicago. Overall, cognition peaks in our ...