System and method for assessing neurological function

A system for assessing the neurological function of a subject comprises: a database storing a plurality of word groups, said word groups comprising two or more words; a word group memorability determining part for determining memorability of the word groups based on one or more characteristics of the words in the word groups; a test set generating part for generating a plurality of sets of word groups, based on the memorability of the word groups; and a test delivering part for delivering test to the subject in the form of at least one set of the plurality of sets of word groups for recall by the subject. In an alternative embodiment the invention comprises a computer implemented method for assessing the neurological function of a subject that includes determining phonetic similarity between words in a word group and generating a plurality of sets of word groups based on the phonetic similarity between words in the word groups. The characteristics of tests may be set depending on the age of the subject, and/or whether they suffer a neurological disease, such as Alzheimer's disease.