Neuropsychology - History
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Poetry and the brain: Cajal's conjectures on the psychology of writers.

30 Dec 2008 In 1902, Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852-1934), the father of modern neuroscience and a 1906 Nobel laureate, contributed a preface to a book of poems by his fellow countryman, Spanish poet and dramatist Marcos Zapata (1844-1914). In that ... Read more...

Arthur Benton and a bunch of Dutch flowers.

30 Nov 2008 This paper shows how Arthur Benton's excellent research in the field of neuropsychological topics like hemispheric specialization, Gerstmann syndrome, aphasia, prosopagnosia and visuospatial deficits has influenced the development of the field of ... Read more...

Psychosurgery in Italy, 1936-39.

29 Nov 2008 In 1936 Egas Moniz introduced a new method for treating mental illness--psychosurgery. This new procedure was taken up immediately in a number of countries, including Italy. In most countries its introduction was slow and the numbers of operations ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Neuropsychology - History'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Factual contributions to the history of neuropsychiatry--Szent István Kórház, Budapest (1885-2008)] 28 May 2009
• Neuropsychology in New York City (1930-1960). 10 May 2009
• Hans-Lukas Teuber and 'The riddle of frontal lobe function in man' as published in The frontal granular cortex and behavior (1964). 8 Mar 2009
• Wally Welker 1926-2007. 27 Feb 2009
• Embodying the mind: a brief history of the science integrating mind and body. 25 Feb 2009
• Poetry and the brain: Cajal's conjectures on the psychology of writers. 30 Dec 2008
• The physiology of mind. Festschrift in honour of Giovanni Berlucchi. 30 Dec 2008
• The physiology of mind. 30 Dec 2008
• Arthur Benton and a bunch of Dutch flowers. 30 Nov 2008
• Psychosurgery in Italy, 1936-39. 29 Nov 2008
• The study of the wonderful: the first topographical mapping of vision in the brain. 29 Nov 2008
• Neuronal plasticity: historical roots and evolution of meaning. 10 Nov 2008
• Essay competition winner. 'The great thing in all education is to make our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy'--William James. 29 Sep 2008
• [In search of a lost neuropsychiatrist: Paul Sollier (1861-1933)] 30 Aug 2008
• Social development: a psychobiological perspective. 30 Jul 2008
• Neuropsychiatry--an emerging field. 29 Jun 2008
• [The French-Speaking Neuropsychological Society: 30 years young] 29 Apr 2008
• [The evolution of adult clinical neuropsychology in Paris from 1957 to 2000] 29 Apr 2008
• [Revue neurologique. Preface] 29 Apr 2008
• [The rapid development of child neuropsychology] 29 Apr 2008

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Technical information about 'Neuropsychology'

Definition: A branch of psychology which investigates the correlation between experience or behavior and the basic neurophysiological processes. The term neuropsychology stresses the dominant role of the nervous system. It is a more narrowly defined field than physiological psychology or psychophysiology.

Descriptor UI: D009484

Alternative terms: Neuropsychology; Neuropsychologies;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: F04.096.795.600; H01.158.782.795.110;

History Note: 85

Technical Notes: SPEC: not for coord of NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES /psychol; IM, SPEC qualif; NIM coord, no qualif; DF: NEUROPSYCHOL