In order to get a handle on your cognitive function, doctors can test a variety of cognitive skills and abilities, as explained in this short slideshow. Click on the "Play Audio" button in the upper-left corner of each photograph.
In order to get a handle on your cognitive function
1. REASONS TO TEST
Why test cognitive fitness?
To assess the current state of brain health
To identify areas for improvement
To record a baseline measure for comparison.
2. GOALS OF COGNITIVE
TESTING
What do doctors measure in cognitive fitness testing?
Intellectual capacity
Processing speed
Language and communication
Visual-spatial abilities
Memory
Sensorimotor and psychomotor functioning
Attention and concentration
Personality.
4. PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT
NEEDED?
Concerns over cognitive fitness usually prompt a
doctor to call for a medical evaluation, during which he or
she will consider medical history, a physical examination,
and/or clinical testing.