neuropsychology

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.