What Is the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and Why Is It in the News? The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a 10-minute screening tool developed in 1996 to detect mild cognitive impairment (MCI), often an early sign of conditions like dementia. 🇺🇸🧠 It tests memory, attention, visuospatial skills, and executive function through tasks like recalling words, drawing a clock, and identifying animals. Scores range from 0-30; 26 is typically normal. It's widely used in medical settings b

"The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a widely used screening assessment for detecting cognitive impairment. It was created in 1996 by Ziad Nasreddine in Montreal, Quebec. It was validated in the setting of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and has subsequently been adopted in numerous other clinical settings." | The Majority Report