Intelligence-adjusted cognitive evaluation system and method

• US 20060252014A1
• Filed: 05/09/2005
• Published: 11/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Neuro TRAX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Neuro TRAX Corporation
• Inventors: Doniger, Glen M., Simon, Ely S.
• Application Number:
  US11/124,369
• Publication Number:
  US 20060252014A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/236
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/28 for medicine

Abstract

A system and methods for providing intelligence-adjusted cognitive performance measures includes a cognitive test and an intelligence test. Results from the intelligence test are used to adjust performance measures obtained from the cognitive tests, in order to correct for differences in IQ.

Claims

1. A system for cognitive testing, the system comprising:

a cognitive test, configured to provide at least one cognitive performance outcome;

an intelligence test, configured to provide an intelligence measure; and

a processor comprising;

a performance data receiver, for receiving said at least one cognitive performance outcome;

an intelligence data receiver, for receiving said intelligence measure; and

an adjustor for adjusting said at least one cognitive performance outcome based on said intelligence measure.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said cognitive test comprises:

a battery of tests for measuring a neurological parameter, said battery of tests specifically tailored for said subject based on information about said subject and based on a determination about which cognitive skill to measure; and

an interface allowing a clinician to access said battery of tests and administer said battery of tests to said subject, said subject generating data in response to said administered battery of tests.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one cognitive performance outcome is an outcome from a single trial.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one cognitive performance outcome is an index score, said index score calculated from several trials.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one cognitive performance outcome is a composite score, said composite score calculated from more than one trial of more than one test.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said intelligence test is a non-verbal IQ test.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein said intelligence test is a Problem Solving test.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a display for presenting said adjusted cognitive performance outcome.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein said display is a report, and wherein said adjusted cognitive performance outcome is presented in graphical format.

10. A method of cognitive testing, the method comprising:

obtaining a measure of intelligence;

obtaining a performance outcome measure for a cognitive skill from a computerized cognitive test;

comparing said performance outcome measure to an expected performance outcome measure based on said measure of intelligence; and

quantifiably adjusting said performance outcome measure based on said comparison.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said comparing comprises calculating a discrepancy from an expected performance outcome measure.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said expected performance outcome measure is calculated based on correlations of intelligence to said cognitive skill.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein said comparing comprises stratifying said obtained performance outcome measure according to normative intelligence measures.

14. A method of cognitive testing, the method comprising:

obtaining a measure of intelligence;

obtaining a performance outcome measure from a computerized cognitive test for a cognitive parameter;

calculating an expected performance outcome measure based on correlations of intelligence to said cognitive parameter;

calculating a discrepancy between said obtained performance outcome measure and said expected performance outcome measure; and

adjusting said obtained performance outcome measure based on said discrepancy.

15. A method of cognitive testing, the method comprising:

obtaining a measure of intelligence;

obtaining a performance outcome measure from a computerized cognitive test;

stratifying said obtained performance outcome measure according to said measured intelligence; and

adjusting said obtained performance outcome measure based on said stratification.