neuropsychology

neuropsychology

n. the branch of science that studies the physiological processes of the nervous system and relates them to behavior and cognition, in terms both of their normal function and of the dysfunctional processes associated with brain damage. See also clinical neuropsychology; cognitive neuropsychology; comparative neuropsychology; experimental neuropsychology; pediatric neuropsychology; rehabilitation neuropsychology; school neuropsychology. —neuropsychological adj. —neuropsychologist n.

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