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Neuropsychology is a relatively new discipline within the field of psychology. The first textbook defining the field, Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology, was initially published by Kolb and Whishaw in 1980. [3] However, the history of its development can be traced back to the Third Dynasty in ancient Egypt, perhaps even earlier. [4]
Hans-Lukas Teuber (August 7, 1916 – January 4, 1977) was a professor of psychology and head of the psychology department at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [1] He was one of the founders of neuropsychology [2] and studied perception.
Personality neuroscience uses neuroscientific methods to study the neurobiological mechanisms underlying individual differences in stable psychological attributes. . Specifically, personality neuroscience aims to investigate the relationships between inter-individual variation in brain structures as well as functions and behavioral measures of persistent psychological traits, broadly defined ...
The branch of neuropsychology associated with children and young people is called pediatric neuropsychology. Clinical neuropsychology is a specialized form of clinical psychology [2] with stringent laws in place to maintain evidence as a focal point of treatment and research within the field. [2]
He served as Director of the Neuropsychology Laboratory at Ball State University and Director of Neuropsychology at the Indiana Neuroscience Institute, St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of both the Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology and the Bulletin of the National Academy of Neuropsychology.
First speaker in an annual series of lectures initiated by the New York Neuropsychology Group and the Psychology Section of the New York Academy of Sciences, featuring important figures in the development of neuropsychology, subsequently named The Arthur L. Benton Lecture in his honor.(1986)
The International Neuropsychological Society is an international non-profit learned society dedicated to promoting research in neuropsychology. It was established in 1967 with only a few members, with its membership growing to about 5,000 by 2015. Its first president was Karl H. Pribram. [2]
Norman Geschwind was born on January 8, 1926, in New York City, New York to a Jewish family. He was a student at Boy's High School in Brooklyn, New York.