HQ BaselineCognitive testing
A full cognitive battery plus reaction time, voice-scored.
The Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC) is a widely-used brief cognitive battery that has informed modern sport concussion assessment. HQ Baseline covers the same cognitive domains — immediate memory, concentration, delayed recall — plus a simple reaction time test, all scored without a proctor.
Immediate memory
Ten-word lists covering standardized memory-recall testing. The athlete hears the list, repeats it back, and does it again across three trials. Voice recognition captures each word in real time; a tap-to-confirm fallback ensures no word is missed if ambient noise interferes.
Concentration
Digit span backward: the athlete hears a sequence, speaks it back in reverse order. Months backward: the athlete recites the months of the year backward, timed. Both modules use voice recognition, and both capture response time as well as accuracy.
Delayed recall
After a five-minute gap filled by the balance modules, the athlete is asked to recall the original ten-word list. Voice-scored, no writing, no paper. This module is one of the most sensitive indicators of recent concussion.
Simple reaction time
Five trials, randomized 2–5 second delays, touchscreen response. We record millisecond reaction times and compute variability. A post-injury reaction time that is slower than baseline — even by a small margin — is one of the earliest measurable concussion signs.
What the dashboard shows
- Per-module raw scores and percentiles
- Response times and error distributions
- Comparison to the athlete’s personal baseline after injury
- Automatic flags when post-injury results fall outside normal variation