Neuropsychology

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Neuropsychology is the branch of science that studies the physiological processes of the nervous system and relates them to behavior and cognition, in terms both of their normal function and of the dysfunctional processes associated with brain damage.

Clinical neuropsychology is concerned with assessment of and rehabilitation from brain injury that impairs an individual’s ability to function, while cognitive neuropsychology focuses on examining the effects of brain damage on thought processes, so as to construct models of normal cognitive functioning.

Adapted from the APA Dictionary of Psychology

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