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AMES Test: Self-Administered Cognitive Screening
The Automated Memory and Executive Screening (AMES), introduced by Huang, Mei, Ye, and Guo (2023), is a self-administered cognitive screening instrument designed to detect mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in primary-care settings. The tool addresses a familiar bottleneck in dementia care: clinician-administered screens like the MMSE and MoCA require trained staff …