Age- (>55 years) and education-based norms are presented for eight neu
ropsychological tests: COWAT, BNT, MAE Token, WRAT-R Reading, AMNART,
STROOP, TMT, and JLO. These data were obtained via several research pr
ojects that are known collectively as Mayo's Older Americans Normative
Studies (MOANS). While this normative information should prove useful
for each test, the fact that these norms were simultaneously obtained
from the same reference group should promote accuracy in the comparis
on of any person's performance on one test against his or her function
ing on any other tests with MOANS norms. Finally, the unique features
of this MOANS sample are reviewed. These features must be kept in mind
when these norms are applied in any specific clinical or research set
ting.