If you searched for brain care score or Mass General brain care score, you are probably looking for the McCance Brain Care Score™ — a preventive tool from researchers at Mass General Brigham’s McCance Center for Brain Health. It is not the same thing as a Stroop or 2-back session on this site; it is a questionnaire that sums up how well you are caring for your brain across everyday habits and a few clinical numbers.
The Brain Care Score runs from 0 to 21. Higher is better. It groups 12 modifiable factors into three buckets: physical (blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, body mass index), lifestyle (nutrition, alcohol, smoking, aerobic activity, sleep), and social-emotional (stress management, social relationships, meaning in life). Each answer earns points; the total is meant as a conversation starter with your clinician, not a diagnosis.
Large cohort studies linked higher scores to lower long-term risk of stroke, dementia, and late-life depression — even when genetics or age work against you. The pitch is practical: many items are habits you can nudge (walk more, sleep more consistently, stay connected) rather than a single pill or one-off lab.
The questionnaire lives on the McCance Center site. Have recent blood pressure, A1c, cholesterol, and BMI handy for the physical section; the rest is about behavior and wellbeing. Check your Brain Care Score at Mass General (external link).
After you know your snapshot, repeatable cognitive task tests here — attention, working memory, speed — help you track day-to-day performance while you work on habits. See Brain Care Score vs cognitive tests and what to do after your score.
This article summarizes a public health tool for education only. It does not replace your doctor, and scores on this website’s games are not clinical assessments. If you have symptoms or concerns, get proper medical care.
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