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AARP members and users with an aarp.org account can take the Cognitive Assessment, Lifestyle Check-Ins and Additional Tests for FREE. And you can take the Assessment every 30 days at no cost.

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Cognitive Assessment

You will take a battery of science-based cognitive tests that provide snapshots of your current performance in core areas like memory, attention, and processing speed. Plan to set aside 20 minutes.

Lifestyle Check-Ins

Review your personal habits around the six pillars of brain health: Be social, Engage your brain, Manage stress, Ongoing execise, Restorative sleep and Eat right. Plan to set aside 20 minutes.

Additonal Tests

Explore skills like nonverbal reasoning, spatial processing and verbal reasoning to round out your understanding of your cognitive skills today. Plan to set aside 20 minutes.

Why take the Cognitive Assessment
and Lifestyle Check-Ins?

Knowledge is power. Taking the Cognitive Assessment and Lifestyle Check-Ins can give you a view into how you’re performing today and enable you to learn about strategies to help support brain health as you age.

Don't forget, you can retake the assessment and check-ins every 30 days at no cost.

To prepare for the assessment, please consider these guidelines:

Find a quiet room with no distractions. Put your pets in another room and switch your phone to silent mode.
Get a good night's sleep the day before taking the assessment so you are well rested.
Pay careful attention to the instructions for each test.
Set aside plenty of time to complete the assessment.

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