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 What and Why?

 

NIH Toolbox is a multidimensional set of brief measures assessing cognitive, emotional, motor and sensory function from ages 3-85, meeting the need for a standard set of measures that can be used as a “common currency” across diverse study designs and settings. 

The NIH Toolbox monitors neurological and behavioral function over time, and measures the domain constructs across developmental stages. This facilitates the study of functional changes across the lifespan, including evaluating intervention and treatment effectiveness. Fees may apply for use of the NIH Toolbox in projects not funded by NIH.

 

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     NIH Toolbox Training Workshop

     

    Planning is underway for NIH Toolbox Training Workshops in Fall, 2013 and Spring/Summer of 2014 in Chicago. 

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     Featured Instrument

     

    Measuring cognitive flexibility

    NIH Toolbox Dimensional Change Card Sort Test (DCCS) measures cognitive flexibility. Two target pictures that vary along two dimensions (e.g., shape and color) are presented. Participants are asked to match a series of bivalent test pictures (e.g., yellow balls and blue trucks) to the target pictures, first according to one dimension (e.g., color) and then, after a number of trials, according to the other dimension (e.g., shape).
    Approximately 4 minutes to administer. Recommended for ages 3-85.    
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     Neurology® March 2013 Special Issue

     

    Just published! 
    A supplement issue of Neurology® marks the unveiling of the multi-year effort to develop the NIH Toolbox for Assessment of Neurological and Behavioral Function. See the supplement issue>>

    Recent Publications

    Bleck TP, Nowinski CJ, Gershon R, Koroshetz WJ. What is the NIH Toolbox, and what will it mean to neurology? Neurology. 2013;80(10):874-875.

    Cyranowski JM, Zill N, Bode R, Butt Z, Kelly MAR, Pilkonis PA, Salsman JM, Cella D. Assessing Social Support, Companionship, and Distress: National Institute of Health (NIH) Toolbox Adult Social Relationship Scales. Health Psychol. 2013;32(3):293-301

    Snigdha S, Milgram NW, Willis SL, Albert M, Weintraub S, Fortin NJ, Cotman CW. A Preclinical Cognitive Test Battery to Parallel the National Institute of Health Toolbox in Humans: Bridging the Translational Gap. Neurobiol. Aging. 2013;Epub ahead of print.

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