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.
