MoCA: Rasch analysis _ 1 Title: Psychometric properties of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): An analysis using the Rasch model Title suitable for the running head: MoCA: Rasch analysis Authors: Sandra Freitas 1,2 , Gerardo Prieto 3 , Mário R. Simões 2,4 & Isabel Santana 1,5,6 1 Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal 2 Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo Comportamental (CINEICC), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal 3 Departamento de Psicología Básica, Psicobiología y Metodología de las Ciencias del Comportamiento, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain 4 Psychological Assessment Lab., Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal 5 Neurology Unit, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal 6 Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Corresponding Author: Sandra Freitas Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC), University of Coimbra, Largo Marquês de Pombal 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal E-mail: sandrafreitas0209@gmail.com Phone: +351 239820190 Fax: +351 239822776