Neuropsychological

Neuropsychology

Neuropsychology (pronounced: noo-roh-sy-kol-uh-jee) is a branch of psychology that is concerned with how a person's cognition and behavior are related to the brain and the rest of the nervous system.

Etymology

The term "neuropsychology" has its origins in the Greek words νεῦρον (neuron, meaning "nerve") and ψυχή (psyche, meaning "soul" or "mind"), and the suffix -λογία (-logia, meaning "study of").

Related Terms

• Cognitive Psychology: This is the study of mental processes such as "attention, language use, memory, perception, problem solving, creativity, and thinking."
• Neuroscience: This is the scientific study of the nervous system.
• Clinical Neuropsychology: This is a specialty in professional psychology that applies principles of assessment and intervention based upon the scientific study of human behavior as it relates to normal and abnormal functioning of the central nervous system.
• Behavioral Neuroscience: Also known as biological psychology, it is the application of the principles of biology to the study of physiological, genetic, and developmental mechanisms of behavior in humans and other animals.

See Also

• Psychology
• Neurology
• Cognitive Science
• Psychiatry

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Neuropsychological
• Wikipedia's article - Neuropsychological

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