Neuropsychology - Methods
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Child neurology: autism as a model: considerations for advanced training in behavioral child neurology.

30 Aug 2009 In this article, we advocate for advanced training for child neurologists in behavior and development in order to facilitate the investigation of childhood behavioral and neurodevelopmental disabilities, with autism serving as a model disorder. We ... Read more...

Effort testing in contemporary UK neuropsychological practice.

30 Jul 2009 A survey of members of the British Psychological Society Division of Neuropsychology (N = 588) was conducted via email to ascertain current practice with respect to the use of symptom validity testing (SVT) in clinical and legal neuropsychological ... Read more...

The role of the basal ganglia in beat perception: neuroimaging and neuropsychological investigations.

29 Jun 2009 Perception of musical rhythms is culturally universal. Despite this special status, relatively little is known about the neurobiology of rhythm perception, particularly with respect to beat processing. Findings are presented here from a series of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Neuropsychology - Methods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Child neurology: autism as a model: considerations for advanced training in behavioral child neurology. 30 Aug 2009
• Effort testing in contemporary UK neuropsychological practice. 30 Jul 2009
• Neuropsychological interventions for memory impairment and the role of single-case design methodologies. 29 Jun 2009
• The role of the basal ganglia in beat perception: neuroimaging and neuropsychological investigations. 29 Jun 2009
• A new touchscreen test of pattern separation: effect of hippocampal lesions. 15 Jun 2009
• Hippocampal-dependent familiar area map supports corrective re-orientation following navigational error during pigeon homing: a GPS-tracking study. 6 Jun 2009
• Towards the neurobiology of large-scale spatial cognition (Commentary on Gagliardo et al.). 6 Jun 2009
• Special section of Neuropsychology Review on HIV/NeuroAIDS. 30 May 2009
• Cognitive neuropsychology of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. 20 May 2009
• Neuropsychological assessment of HIV-infected populations in international settings. 18 May 2009
• Personality and pain: back to the four humours? 11 May 2009
• Ten years at the Multisensory Forum: musings on the evolution of a field. 29 Apr 2009
• A computer-assisted odorized hole-board for testing olfactory perception in mice. 17 Apr 2009
• A neurocognitive model of attention to pain: behavioral and neuroimaging evidence. 16 Apr 2009
• Chronic stress and pain - a plea for a concerted research program. 8 Apr 2009
• [Clinical evaluation of CNS drugs with PET] 30 Mar 2009
• [Significance of imaging biomarkers in exploratory clinical trials] 30 Mar 2009
• Challenging the notion of an early-onset of cognitive decline. 30 Mar 2009
• Introduction to the special issue on goal-directed neural systems. 27 Mar 2009
• Automated behavioral analysis of limbs' activity in the forced swim test. 18 Mar 2009

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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