neuropsychology

noun

neu·​ro·​psy·​chol·​o·​gy ˌnu̇r-ō-sī-ˈkä-lə-jē How to pronounce neuropsychology (audio)
ˌnyu̇r-
: a science concerned with the integration of psychological observations on behavior and the mind with neurological observations on the brain and nervous system
neuropsychological adjective
neuropsychologist noun

Examples of neuropsychology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That work suggested that people taking notes by computer were typing without thinking, says van der Meer, a professor of neuropsychology at NTNU. Charlotte Hu, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2024 To understand more, STAT spoke with Joel Kramer, a professor of neuropsychology at University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, who focuses on the relationship between the central nervous system and behaviors and directs the UCSF Memory and Aging Center. Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 9 Feb. 2024 Marlene Oscar Berman, a professor emeritus in the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology at Boston University School of Medicine, has spent her career studying the relationship between alcohol use disorder and its impact on neurobiology and neuropsychology. Alexandra Becker, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2022 Katie Hart, a U.K. consultant on the neuropsychology of marketing, said that the long-standing Twitter logo and branding benefited from the natural associations of birds and tweeting. Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post, 23 July 2023 Chef Michael was seated near Joel Kramer, the director of the neuropsychology program at the Memory and Aging Center at U.C.S.F. Peggy Orenstein, The New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2023 Then came the hospitalization, Building 10, Room 768, of the Walter Reed neuropsychology unit. Demetrius Freeman, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023 Remember to surround yourself with a care team that includes neurology, neuropsychology and psychiatry, as well as other practitioners who can offer more advice. Kari Mongeon Wahlen, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2023 In 1998, he was recorded performing a cranial nerve exam and neuropsychology test on professional ice hockey player Pat LaFontaine, with the intention of being used for educational purposes. Jack Hillcox, CNN, 24 June 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of neuropsychology was in 1875

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“Neuropsychology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neuropsychology. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

neuropsychology

noun
neu·​ro·​psy·​chol·​o·​gy -sī-ˈkäl-ə-jē How to pronounce neuropsychology (audio)
plural neuropsychologies
: a science concerned with the integration of psychological observations on behavior and the mind with neurological observations on the brain and nervous system
neuropsychological adjective
neuropsychologically adverb

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