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Verbal Fluency Testing

Meaning

Verbal Fluency Testing is a standardized neuropsychological assessment used clinically to evaluate the integrity of executive function, language processing, and working memory by measuring a person’s ability to retrieve words from memory within a specific time constraint. The test typically requires generating words based on a semantic category or a starting letter, providing objective data on cognitive efficiency. This metric is highly sensitive to subtle changes in frontal and temporal lobe function, often reflecting early neuroendocrine or age-related cognitive shifts.