Final Program, Thirty-Seventh Annual Meeting International Neuropsychological Society

2009 Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society  
I. BARON & G. CHELUNE. Development of the NIH Toolbox for the Assessment of Neurological and Behavioral Function: Implications for the Clinical Neuropsychologist. S Sy ym mp po os si iu um m D De es sc cr ri ip pt ti io on n: : NIH has funded several new measurement initiatives to "reengineer" the research process by standardizing outcomes measures within the research community. The lack of uniformity between measures make it difficult to compare results across NIH-funded studies. A large NIH
more » ... itiative to develop an assessment tool is part of the NIH Blueprint is targeting the development of a new measurement tool for use in longitudinal studies. The toolbox is designed to bring uniformity to outcomes measurement through the development of new measures for the cognitive, neuropsychological, sensory, motor, and emotional domains of functioning. The Toolbox is designed to be used across NIHfunded epidemiological studies and clinical trials. The Toolbox will span ages 3 -85 and enable researchers to collect baseline data on functioning in several different areas of functioning. This symposium will focus on the NIH Toolbox cognitive and neuropsychological domains. Toolbox researchers will provide an overview of the toolbox project including the structure of the initiative, the aims, and the plans (David Tulsky), the selection, development, and initial validation efforts of new measures of cognitive/neuropsychological functioning including memory (Patricia Bauer), executive functioning and language (Beth Borosh), and working memory and processing speed (Noelle Carlozzi). The final talk (Sandra Weintraub) will provide an overview of the next steps for the Toolbox project including plans for collecting a large normative sample as well as a discussion of what neuropsychologists should know about the toolbox and how this measure will provide new opportunities for research and practice.
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