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neuropsychology noun[ U ] medical specializeduk /ˌnjʊə.rəʊ.saɪˈkɒl.ə.dʒi/ us /ˌnʊr.oʊˌsaɪˈkɑː.lə.dʒi/ the scientific study of the way the nervous system, especially the brain, affects behaviour: For over a century, researchers in neuropsychology have studied the effects of localized brain damage on cognitive functions. Both assessments were conducted by an experienced specialist in clinical neuropsychology. She is a professor of neuropsychology at Cambridge University. The association between the location of brain damage and cognitive deficits has been the central approach in traditional cognitive neuropsychology. We will look at research on the neuropsychology of memory in relation to ageing and brain damage. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Medical studies & the people who study them anatomist andrology apothecary audiologist audiology bacteriologist gynaecology neurobiological neurobiologist neurobiology neurochemist neurochemistry ophthalmologist physiotherapist pulmonologist pulmonology radiologist rheumatologist rheumatology rhinologist
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