How can you learn the ALBA and PICNIR tests?

1 First, watch two short educational videos in the original versions with English subtitles. They show correct administration and scoring. An examination with the ALBA test (a 6-minute video) is available at https://youtu.be/LyCuWc0-Gro and the PICNIR test (an 8-minute video) at https://youtu.be/cbJGtPG-nVA.

2 Download test forms and norms for the ALBA and PICNIR tests at Learn and download tests | Abadeco.

3 Study instructions for using the ALBA and PICNIR tests.

4 Read our papers

Bartoš A, Diondet S. Sensitive Amnesia Light and Brief Assessment (ALBA) is a valid three-minute test of four tasks indicative of mild cognitive deficits. Neurología, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nrl.2023.02.007

Bartoš A, Diondet S. Sensitive written hedgehog PICture Naming and Immediate Recall (PICNIR) as a valid and brief test of semantic and short-term episodic memory for very mild cognitive impairment. Journal of Alzheimer´s disease, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1177/13872877241289385