neuropsychologist
Mind-brain injury expert
A neuropsychologist is a psychologist who specializes in the relationship between brain function and behavior.
They assess and treat people with brain injuries, neurological disorders, or cognitive impairments, using specialized tests to evaluate memory, attention, language, and other mental functions: The neuropsychologist administered a battery of tests after her stroke.
Mind's retention capacity
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- executive functionCognitive self-management abilities
- processing speedMental information-handling rate
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
visuospatial · reasoning · problem-solving · working memory · concentration · perception · learning · recall
Degenerative brain disease
- Parkinson'sNeurodegenerative motor disorder
- epilepsyBrain disorder causing seizures
- concussionBrain injury from impact
- TBIBrain damage from impact
stroke · ADHD · autism · multiple sclerosis · Huntington's · dementia · brain tumor · encephalitis
Organ's external tissue
- hippocampusMemory formation region
- amygdalaEmotion-processing brain cluster
- frontalOf the fore side
- temporalRelating to chronology
parietal · occipital · prefrontal · limbic · cerebellum · brainstem · white matter · grey matter
Determining worth or quality
- testingExamining to evaluate
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- screeningEvaluative selection process
neuroimaging · standardized · normed · validity · baseline · differential diagnosis · impairment · deficit
Emotionally detached, medically precise
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
- pediatricRelating to child medicine
- geriatricRelating to elderly care
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
consultation · board-certified · doctorate · internship · postdoctoral · supervision · report writing · testimony
Regaining what was lost
- retrainingAcquiring updated skills
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- neuroplasticityBrain's self-rewiring ability
- memory aidsTechniques improving recall
executive coaching · vocational · psychoeducation · generalization · return to work · accommodation
memory
Mind's retention capacity
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- executive functionCognitive self-management abilities
- processing speedMental information-handling rate
language · visuospatial · reasoning · problem-solving · working memory · concentration · perception · learning · recall · recognition
Alzheimer's
Degenerative brain disease
- Parkinson'sNeurodegenerative motor disorder
- epilepsyBrain disorder causing seizures
- concussionBrain injury from impact
TBI · stroke · ADHD · autism · multiple sclerosis · Huntington's · dementia · brain tumor · encephalitis · mild cognitive impairment
cortex
Organ's external tissue
- hippocampusMemory formation region
- amygdalaEmotion-processing brain cluster
- frontalOf the fore side
temporal · parietal · occipital · prefrontal · limbic · cerebellum · brainstem · white matter · grey matter · lesion
evaluation
Determining worth or quality
screening · neuroimaging · standardized · normed · validity · baseline · differential diagnosis · impairment · deficit · profile
clinical
Emotionally detached, medically precise
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
- pediatricRelating to child medicine
- geriatricRelating to elderly care
research · consultation · board-certified · doctorate · internship · postdoctoral · supervision · report writing · testimony · interdisciplinary
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- retrainingAcquiring updated skills
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- neuroplasticityBrain's self-rewiring ability
memory aids · executive coaching · vocational · psychoeducation · generalization · return to work · accommodation
- brain expertsneuroscientist, neurosurgeon, brain surgeon, neurobiologist, neurophysiologist
- mental health staffpsychiatrist, therapist, counselor, psychiatric nurse, mental health counselor
- PsychologistsFreud, Jung, Piaget, Skinner, Maslow
- social scientistssociologist, anthropologist, economist, political scientist, criminologist
- scientistsbiologist, Einstein, anthropologist, Darwin, chemist
- therapiststherapist, physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist, psychiatrist
neuropsychologistpsychiatrist
Mental disorder physician
psychopharmacologist · neurologist · prescriber · neurosurgeon · physician
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Pseudoscientific skull shape interpreter
psychic · faith healer · mind reader · clairvoyant · astrologer