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Neuropsychology is a branch of psychology concerned with how a person's cognition and behavior are related to the brain and the rest of the nervous system. Professionals in this branch of psychology focus on how injuries or illnesses of the brain affect cognitive and behavioral functions.
1887 – James McKeen Cattell founded an experimental psychology laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania, the 3rd in the United States. 1887 – G. Stanley Hall founded the American Journal of Psychology with a $500 contribution supplied by Robert Pearsall Smith of the American Society for Psychical Research.
It was originally founded as the European International Neuropsychology Society, and was renamed to its current name in 1973. [3] Its official journal is the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society .
In 1876, Ribot founded Revue Philosophique (the same year as Mind was founded in Britain), which for the next generation would be virtually the only French outlet for the "new" psychology (Plas, 1997). Although not a working experimentalist himself, Ribot's many books were to have profound influence on the next generation of psychologists.
He founded the Psychoneurological Institute at the St. Petersburg State Medical Academy in 1907 where he worked with Alexandre Dogiel. In the institute, he attempted to establish a multidisciplinary approach to brain exploration. [29] The Institute of Higher Nervous Activity in Moscow, Russia was established on July 14, 1950.
Brenda Milner (née Langford; born 15 July 1918) is a British-Canadian neuropsychologist who has contributed extensively to the research literature on various topics in the field of clinical neuropsychology.
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The Division of Clinical Neuropsychology has been instrumental in the development of clinical neuropsychology as a psychological specialty. [4] This organization helped to establish policies and standards for practice [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] and training [ 2 ] [ 3 ] in clinical neuropsychology as well as developed the definition of a clinical ...