Cambridge Brain Science Assessment Components for Stroke
Monkey Ladder
Visuospatial
Working Memory — The ability to temporarily hold information in memory, and manipulate or update it based on changing circumstances or demands. This task involves reproducing a set of relationships between objects in space.
Example – Planning your day and the errands you need to run, then carrying out those errands in the correct order by memory.
Token Search
Working
Memory – The ability to temporarily hold information in memory, and manipulate or update it based on changing circumstances or demands. This task involves self-directed searching, so there is a strategy component as well.
Example – Systematically searching for your car keys that have been left somewhere by your partner.
Paired Associates
Episodic Memory – The ability to remember and recall specific events, paired with the context in which they occurred, such as identifying when and where an object was encountered.
Example – When storing household items after grocery shopping, later remembering which items you put where.
Polygons
Visuospatial Processing – The ability to effectively process and interpret visual information, such as complex visual stimuli and relationships between objects.
Example – Performing actions that require precise assessment and reasoning about objects, such as drawing, constructing models, aligning decorations on a wall, or designing a web page.
Grammatical Reasoning
Verbal Reasoning – The ability to quickly understand and make valid conclusions about concepts expressed in words.
Example – Understanding everyday speech that may contain negative statements – for instance, “I didn’t know that he wasn’t going to show up”.
Double Trouble
Response Inhibition – The ability to concentrate on relevant information in order to make a correct response despite interference or distracting information.
Example – Blocking out background conversations when you’re trying to focus on something, or ignoring buzz words when viewing a television ad (“Fresh! Simple! Revolutionary!”) and focusing your attention on more important factors, like price and quality of the item being sold.