neuropsychological test

any of various clinical instruments for assessing cognitive impairment, including those measuring memory, language, learning, attention, and visuospatial and visuoconstructive functioning. Examples are the Trail Making Test, Stroop Color–Word Interference Test, and Complex Figure Test.

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January 12th 2025

inferior colliculus

inferior colliculus

either of the caudal pair of colliculi. They receive and process auditory nerve impulses and relay these to the medial geniculate nuclei.