neurocognitive
Mind and brain
Neurocognitive describes mental processes as they relate to brain structure and function: neurocognitive testing, neurocognitive disorders.
The term appears in medical and research contexts where cognition—thinking, memory, attention, reasoning—is examined in relation to neural mechanisms.
Alzheimer's and other dementias are classified as neurocognitive disorders in psychiatric diagnosis.
Brain-behavior relationship study
- testingExamining to evaluate
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- batteryPortable electricity storage
baseline · impairment · deficit · decline · dysfunction · performance · measures · standardized
Cognitive self-management abilities
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- working memoryTemporary cognitive holding space
- processing speedMental information-handling rate
- inhibitionMental check on behavior
planning · reasoning · problem-solving · decision-making · mental rotation · verbal fluency · visuospatial · sequencing
Process of becoming complete
- plasticityAbility to change shape
- agingGrowing older over time
- lifespanTotal existence duration
- pediatricRelating to child medicine
geriatric · neurodevelopmental · milestones · trajectory · brain development · adolescent · senescence · early childhood
Organ's external tissue
- hippocampusMemory formation region
- amygdalaEmotion-processing brain cluster
- thalamusBrain's signal switchboard
- cerebellumMovement coordination organ
prefrontal · brainstem · hemisphere · lobes · grey matter · white matter · cerebrum · synaptic
Chronic cognitive impairment
- Alzheimer'sDegenerative brain disease
- Parkinson'sNeurodegenerative motor disorder
- traumatic brain injuryBrain damage from external force
- concussionBrain injury from impact
stroke · encephalopathy · delirium · neurodegeneration · aphasia · agnosia · apraxia · amnesia
Visualizing nervous system structure
- fMRIMagnetic neural activity imaging
- EEGNeural activity recording
- PET scanRadiotracer-based internal imaging
- biomarkersMeasurable disease indicators
longitudinal · clinical trials · intervention · rehabilitation · brain mapping · electrophysiology · DTI · connectivity
neuropsychological
Brain-behavior relationship study
- testingExamining to evaluate
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
battery · baseline · impairment · deficit · decline · dysfunction · performance · measures · standardized · normative
executive function
Cognitive self-management abilities
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- working memoryTemporary cognitive holding space
- processing speedMental information-handling rate
inhibition · planning · reasoning · problem-solving · decision-making · mental rotation · verbal fluency · visuospatial · sequencing · task-switching
maturation
Process of becoming complete
- plasticityAbility to change shape
- agingGrowing older over time
- lifespanTotal existence duration
pediatric · geriatric · neurodevelopmental · milestones · trajectory · brain development · adolescent · senescence · early childhood
cortex
Organ's external tissue
- hippocampusMemory formation region
- amygdalaEmotion-processing brain cluster
- thalamusBrain's signal switchboard
cerebellum · prefrontal · brainstem · hemisphere · lobes · grey matter · white matter · cerebrum · synaptic · axonal
dementia
Chronic cognitive impairment
- Alzheimer'sDegenerative brain disease
- Parkinson'sNeurodegenerative motor disorder
- traumatic brain injuryBrain damage from external force
concussion · stroke · encephalopathy · delirium · neurodegeneration · aphasia · agnosia · apraxia · amnesia · Huntington's
neuroimaging
Visualizing nervous system structure
- fMRIMagnetic neural activity imaging
- EEGNeural activity recording
- PET scanRadiotracer-based internal imaging
biomarkers · longitudinal · clinical trials · intervention · rehabilitation · brain mapping · electrophysiology · DTI · connectivity
neurocognitivebehavioral
Relating to conduct
environmental · social · computational · spiritual · supernatural
neurocognitiveaffective
Relating to emotions
emotional · socioemotional · limbic · visceral · sentimental
neurocognitivesomatic
Concerning the body
bodily · corporeal · peripheral · physical · musculoskeletal
nerve, recognize, recognition, cognitive, incognito, recognizable, cognition, neurotic, neural