NEUROPSYCHOLOGY


Meaning of NEUROPSYCHOLOGY in English

Science concerned with the integration of psychological observations on behaviour with neurological observations on the central nervous system (CNS), including the brain .

The field emerged through the work of cerebral cortex involved in the production or comprehension of language. Great strides have since been made in describing neuroanatomical systems and their relation to higher mental processes. The related field of neuropsychiatry addresses itself to disorders such as aphasia , Korsakoff syndrome , Tourette syndrome , and other CNS abnormalities. See also laterality .

Britannica English dictionary.      Английский словарь Британика.