neuropsychology

(noun)

A branch of psychology that aims to understand how the structure and function of the brain relate to specific behavioral and psychological processes.

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Examples of neuropsychology in the following topics:

  • Biopsychology

    • The fields of behavioral neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, and neuropsychology are all subfields of biological psychology.
    • Neuropsychologists are often employed as scientists to advance scientific or medical knowledge, and neuropsychology is particularly concerned with understanding brain injuries in an attempt to learn about normal psychological functioning.

  • Health Problems

    • Older adults are also more susceptible to certain neuropsychological disorders, such as dementia and Alzheimer's disease, that are virtually unseen in younger populations.
    • Discuss the health issues associated with aging, such as heart disease, cancer and neuropsychological disorders

  • Wertsch - Biography

    • After finishing his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1975, Wertsch spent a year as a postdoctoral fellow in Moscow, where he studied linguistics and neuropsychology.

  • Careers in Psychology

    • For instance, physiological psychology uses animal models to study the neural, genetic, and cellular mechanisms that underlie specific behaviors; cognitive neuroscience investigates the neural correlates of human psychological processes using neural-imaging tools; and neuropsychology uses psychological assessments to determine the extent of cognitive deficits caused by brain damage or disease.

  • Neurocognitive Disorders

    • Neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience are two disciplines that seek to understand how the structure and function of the brain relates to perception, memory, and thought processes behind behavior.

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

    • A higher proportion of patients (~30-50%) also have more subtle cognitive changes that may go unnoticed but are revealed by detailed neuropsychological testing.

  • Goals of Psychology

    • Neuropsychology studies the brain involvement in mental processes.

  • A History of Theories of Consciousness

  • Introduction to Schizophrenia and Psychosis

    • Cognitive symptoms are subtle differences in cognitive ability that are normally only discovered after neuropsychological tests are given.

  • Other Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

    • Other neuropsychological factors that have been found to be associated with individuals exhibiting hoarding behaviors include slower and more variable reaction times, increased impulsivity, and decreased spatial attention.