The Brain Health Index: Integrating Vulnerability, Resilience, and Functioning Into a Unified Measure of Cognitive Health and Neurodegenerative Risk

Abstract

Background: The Brain Health Index (BHI) is a comprehensive assessment tool that integrates three key components to create a unified measure of cognitive health: the Vulnerability Index (VI), which assesses both modifiable and non‐modifiable risk factors for cognitive impairment; the Resilience Index (RI), measuring si