Development and validation of a World-Wide-Web-based neurocognitive assessment battery: WebNeuro

• Published in: Behavior research methods Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 940 - 949
• Main Authors: Silverstein, Steven M, Berten, Sarah, Olson, Patricia, Paul, Robert, Willams, Leanne M, Cooper, Nicholas, Gordon, Evian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Psychonomic Society, Inc 01.11.2007
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age; Brain - physiology; Children & youth; Clinical medicine; Cognition & reasoning; Cognition - physiology; Cost control; Data collection; Education; Female; Humans; Internet; Learning disabilities; Male; Middle Aged; Neurological disorders; Neuropsychological Tests; Older people; Psychological tests; Psychology; Reproducibility of Results; Research methodology; World Wide Web
• ISSN: 1554-351X; 1554-3528
• DOI: 10.3758/bf03192989

Assessment of neurocognitive functioning is a critical task in many clinical, educational, service, and industrial settings. We report on descriptive and validation data of a new, World-Wide-Web-based, comprehensive battery of neurocognitive functioning, WebNeuro, that can be used in both applied and research contexts. Fifty healthy control participants completed both WebNeuro, and an established non-Internet-based computerized cognitive assessment battery, IntegNeuro, that uses a touchscreen platform. Results indicated comparability across the two batteries, in terms of critical single test scores, factor analysis derived indices,overall performance scores, and sex differences. These results support the validity of WebNeuro as a neurocognitive assessment measure. Advantages of its use in applied and research settings are discussed.