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Overview of cognitive measures across adulthood

Click on the individual cognitive measures in the table below to find out more.

Age NSHD NCDS BCS70 ALSPAC
20s Age 26: Age 21*:
30s Age 37*: Age 34:
40s Age 43: Age 42:

Age 46-47:

50s Age 53: Age 50: Age 50**:
  • Proposed repeat of some (and other) adult tests within and across cohort(s)
Age 50 (Focus on Mother’s Clinic 2):

Age 52 (Focus on Mother’s Clinic 3):

Age 53 (Focus on Mother’s Clinic 4):

60s Age 60-64: Age 61-63**:
  • Proposed repeat of tests at age 50
60s/ 70s Age 68-70:

Notes. The MCS cohort has not yet reached adulthood (as of the time of writing) so is not included in this table. *Tests completed by a sub-sample. **At the time of writing, cognitive tests were provisional pending pilot and fieldwork.