Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) and Cogstate Normative Data of Australian 12- and 13-Year-Olds

Poppy L Ball; Amanda Boyes; Marcella Parker; Maddison Crethar; Shae Rendall; Daniel F Hermens; Sophie C Andrews

doi:10.1093/arclin/acag010

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Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) and Cogstate Normative Data of Australian 12- and 13-Year-Olds

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Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) and Cogstate Normative Data of Australian 12- and 13-Year-Olds

Poppy L Ball, Amanda Boyes, Marcella Parker, Maddison Crethar, Shae Rendall, Daniel F Hermens and Sophie C Andrews

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, Vol.41(3), pp.1-6

2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acag010

PMID: 41758587

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Abstract

CANTAB

Normative data

Adolescent development

Neuropsychological assessment

Cogstate

Computerized testing

Thompson Institute Special Collection

Longitudinal Adolescent Brain Study

Youth mental health

Objective Establish normative data for 12- and 13-year-olds on commonly administered tasks from two widely used computerized neuropsychological test batteries, the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) and Cogstate. Method One hundred twenty 12–13-year-olds (56% female) completed CANTAB (Paired Associates Learning, Cambridge Gambling Task, and Multitasking Test) and/or Cogstate (Groton Maze Learning Task, Detection Test, Identification Test, One-Back Test, and Two-Back Test) between 2018 and 2025 as part of the Australian cohort Longitudinal Adolescent Brain Study. Descriptive statistics and Mann–Whitney U tests were used to establish cognitive norms and assess relationships with sex and age. Results Cognitive scores did not vary by sex. Thirteen-year-olds were more accurate and faster on One-Back and faster on the Identification Test than 12-year-olds. Conclusions These data may be used for comparison with adolescents from average–upper socioeconomic status in high-income countries. Future research should develop norms for adolescents of differing age and socioeconomic status.

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Title: Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) and Cogstate Normative Data of Australian 12- and 13-Year-Olds
Authors: Poppy L Ball - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson Institute
Amanda Boyes - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson Institute
Marcella Parker - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson Institute
Maddison Crethar - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson Institute
Shae Rendall - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson Institute
Daniel F Hermens - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson Institute
Sophie C Andrews (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson Institute
Publication details: Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, Vol.41(3), pp.1-6
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date published: 2026
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acag010
ISSN: 1873-5843
PMID: 41758587
Copyright note: © The Author(s) 2026. Published by Oxford University Press. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Grant note: This work was supported by the Prioritizing Mental Health Initiative, Australian Commonwealth Government [grant number 4-IKYOZBK].
Organisation Unit: Healthy Ageing Research Cluster; Thompson Institute; School of Health - Psychology; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991209385902621
Output Type: Journal article

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