What you need: no lab tests β just your education, work, social habits, hobbies, hearing, activity, and a couple of vascular risk factors.
Cognitive Reserve Questionnaire
How to use this calculator
Answer honestly about your education, work, social life, hobbies, hearing, activity level, and two common vascular risk factors.
What your result means
This is built from factors consistently linked to cognitive reserve and dementia risk in the research literature (education, occupational complexity, social engagement, intellectual stimulation, hearing, physical activity, and vascular risk factors) β it is NOT a diagnostic or clinically validated dementia-risk calculator, but a self-reflection tool showing which modifiable factors are in your favor.
"The hearing question caught me off guard β didn't realize untreated hearing loss was such a big flagged factor."
β Colin B.
"A good nudge to pick up a hobby again, not just another score to worry about."
β Junko T.
aweGene provides general wellness information for educational purposes only β it is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a licensed physician before making health decisions.
Questions and answers
What is cognitive reserve?
Cognitive reserve is the brain's resilience to age-related change. Research links it to education, mentally stimulating work and hobbies, and social engagement.
Is this a dementia test?
No. It is an educational questionnaire. Memory concerns should be discussed with a doctor.
aweGene tools are educational estimates and do not replace professional medical advice.
Sources and background reading
The methods and ideas behind this tool. aweGene calculators are educational estimates, not clinical implementations. Links open PubMed or the publisher.
Stern Y. Cognitive reserve in ageing and Alzheimer's disease. Lancet Neurol 2012;11(11):1006-1012. Open →
