There's a line of thought that equates intelligence with “pattern recognition.” How do you stack up on this unique cognitive characteristic?

Eighty percent of older adults see the benefit of tests that can give an early warning that a person's memory and thinking abilities have started to decline, a new poll of people age 65 to 80 finds. And 60% think that health care providers should offer ...

A cognitive test is a required part of the Medicare annual wellness visit (AWV). This can be a valuable tool in discovering specific cognitive health conditions early, like dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. If you have Medicare Part B and have been ...

Elli Kaplan’s company Neurotrack says it’s developed a cognitive screening test that can be done in just three minutes. Earlier this month, one of the first comprehensive studies of cognitive issues found that nearly one in ten Americans over the age ...

Screening for cognitive impairment among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can be challenging; however, some shorter assessments have shown promise for use in the clinical setting. Cognitive testing can be burdensome in the clinical setting ...

Screening for cognitive impairment should be part of multidisciplinary care for stroke survivors, the American Heart Association (AHA) says in a new scientific statement. "Cognitive impairment after stroke is very common, is associated with other post ...