the branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes.
The branch of psychology pertaining to the study, evaluation, and remediation of neurological and impairments by psychological means.
is the study of brain-behavior relationships and examines such domains of cognitive functioning as memory, attention, visual-perceptual abilities, language and intellectual functions.
The branch of psychology that deals with functional relationships between the nervous system, and cerebral or mental functions such as language, memory, attention and perception.
Specialty of psychology concerned with the study of the relationships between the brain and behavior, including the use of psychological tests and assessment techniques to diagnose specific cognitive and behavioral deficits. close window
The specialized study and treatment of the ailments of the mind and mental process caused by disease of the central nervous system.
The study of brain/behaviour relationships and influences on the brain. Neuropsychologist uses objective techniques (tests) to link behaviours to their underlying biological (brain) processes. The aim is to find out whether or not a behavioural abnormality is caused by a biological abnormality in the brain, or an emotional or learned response.
The branch of medicine pertaining to the study and treatment of Neurological and psychological disorders.
A discipline of psychology that specializes in the clinical assessment and treatment of patients with brain injury or neurocognitive deficits.
Psychology based upon the study of the nervous system.
a branch of psychology that deals with the assessment of cognitive functions, such as memory and perception, and attempts to determine the site and mechanism of damage responsible for changes in cognitive functions
The study of how the brain and central nervous system are related to behavior.
That branch of clinical neuroscience that deals with the objective measurement of cognition, memory, and sensory and motor functions of the body, and where present, rehabilitation of impairment [Neuropsychologists normally hold a Ph.D. degree].
Children with autism, Trevarthen et al The clinical discipline that employs psychological concepts and tests to understand the functions of the brain and the effect of injury and disease on the brain.
Neuropsychology is a branch of psychology and neurology that aims to understand how the structure and function of the brain relate to specific psychological processes and overt behaviors
