Remote digital cognitive assessment for aging and dementia using the Oxford Cognitive Testing Portal OCTAL - Takeaways - MDSpire

Remote digital cognitive assessment for aging and dementia using the Oxford Cognitive Testing Portal OCTAL

  • By

  • Sijia Zhao

  • Sofia Toniolo

  • Qian-Yuan Tang

  • Anna Scholcz

  • Akke Ganse-Dumrath

  • Claudia Gendarini

  • M. John Broulidakis

  • Sian Thompson

  • Sanjay G. Manohar

  • Masud Husain

  • January 15, 2026

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    The Oxford Cognitive Testing Portal (OCTAL) offers a remote platform for assessing cognitive functions relevant to aging and dementia.

  • 2

    Validation studies with 1664 participants demonstrated OCTAL's cross-cultural applicability and clinical utility in cognitive assessments.

  • 3

    OCTAL effectively distinguishes between Alzheimer’s disease dementia and subjective cognitive decline with high accuracy in memory-clinic cohorts.

  • 4

    The platform shows very good test-retest reliability, making it suitable for large-scale research and screening in cognitive health.

  • 5

    OCTAL's open architecture allows for ongoing updates and adaptations, enhancing its sustainability as a research tool.

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Remote digital cognitive assessment for aging and dementia using the Oxford Cognitive Testing Portal OCTAL

  • by Sijia Zhao, Sofia Toniolo, Qian-Yuan Tang, Anna Scholcz, Akke Ganse-Dumrath, Claudia Gendarini, M. John Broulidakis, Sian Thompson, Sanjay G. Manohar, Masud Husain

  • January 15, 2026

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