Table 1 Constructs measured in the NIH toolbox cognition battery and the NIH toolbox participant/examiner app together with their definitions, corresponding tests, age ranges, and test durations.
Test | Construct | Definition | Age range | Duration (minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
List Sorting Working Memory Test | Working memory | The ability to retain and manipulate information in a temporary storage system | 7–85 | 7 |
Pattern Comparison Processing Speed Test | Processing speed | The amount of time it takes to process a specific amount of information or the amount of information that can be processed within a specified timeframe. | 7–85 | 3 |
Oral Reading Recognition Test | Language - Oral reading | Language is a system of symbols such as words that can be used for communication. Reading is the ability to pronounce these symbols. | 7–85 | 3 |
Picture Vocabulary Test | Language - Vocabulary | One’s knowledge of the set of words in a specific language. | 3–85 | 4 |
Flanker Inhibitory Control and Attention Test | Attention | The ability to allocate limited resources to deal with the abundant information in the environment. | 3–85 | 4 |
Dimensional Change Card Sort Test Flanker Inhibitory Control and Attention Test | Executive function | A set of cognitive processes that enable individuals to plan, organize, monitor, and regulate behavior. | 3–85 | 4 |
Picture Sequence Memory Test | Episodic Memory | The ability to acquire, store and retrieve new information and experiences learned within a specific context and encoded with time-specific information. | 3–85 | 7 |
