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Neuropsychology is a subdivision of the field of psychology that is concerned with the investigation of brain-behavior relationships. The broad category of neuropsychology can be further divided into experimental neuropsychology and clinical neuropsychology, with this latter specialty definable as an applied science focusing on the behavioral sequelae and manifestations of brain dysfunction.
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Neuropsychology is currently one of the fastest-growing scientific specialty areas in the field of psychology, and the subspecialty area of human clinical neuropsychology is of direct relevance to behavior medicine practitioners and researchers as well as physicians in clinical practice, especially neurologists and neurosurgeons. Neuropsychologists in clinical practice use a variety of specially constructed tests and test batteries to assess the...
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Hoffman, R. (2018). Neuropsychology. In: Gellman, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6439-6_267-2
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