Cognistat and Brain Fitness

Brain fitness reflects the physical and emotional health of each individual as expressed in terms of cognitive performance.  The clarity, speed and stamina of brain functioning can be maintained through a healthy lifestyle that includes regular exercise, a balanced diet and adequate sleep. Periodic evaluations of hearing and vision, together with regular health check-ups, are critical in maintaining brain fitness.

Cognistat provides an assessment of the cognitive abilities most closely related to brain fitness. Specifically, they define a performance baseline for each individual in terms of five major areas of mental functioning critical to maintaining an independent lifestyle.  The Cognistat profile provides a differentiated measure of brain fitness that allows clinicians, family members and patients to monitor changes over time.

Cognistat not only defines cognitive strengths and weaknesses, it identifies important factors like pain, depression and sleep deprivation that adversely affect cognitive functioning.  These conditions can often be treated, leading directly to enhanced brain fitness.  Cognistat provides specific information about the potential impact of those medications that can affect brain functioning.

In debilitating conditions like head injuries, strokes or dementias, Cognistat highlights those areas of brain functioning that remain relatively intact. These areas of strength can be used to guide rehabilitation efforts.  Cognistat profiles also document recovery.  They allow clinicians to measure the results of both cognitive retraining and gauge the success of medication treatment for pain, depression, dementia and a variety of medical conditions.