Neurocognitive 273569 174748260 2007-11-30T02:54:41Z Doczilla 881880 clean up using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{Neuropsychology}} '''Neurocognitive''' is a term used to describe [[cognitive]] functions closely linked to the function of particular areas, [[neural pathway]]s, or [[Cerebral cortex|cortical]] networks in the [[brain]]. Therefore, their understanding is closely linked to the practice of [[neuropsychology]] and [[cognitive neuroscience]], two disciplines that broadly seek to understand how the structure and function of the brain relates to thought and behaviour. A '''neurocognitive deficit''' is a reduction or impairment of cognitive function in one of these areas, but particularly when physical changes can be seen to have occurred in the brain, such as after [[neurological illness]], [[mental illness]], [[medication|drug]] use, or [[brain injury]]. A clinical neuropsychologist may specialise in using [[neuropsychological test]]s to detect and understand such deficits, and may be involved in the [[Rehabilitation (neuropsychology)|rehabilitation]] of an affected person. The discipline that studies neurocognitive deficits to infer normal psychological function is called [[cognitive neuropsychology]]. ==See also== *[[Cognition]] *[[Cognitive neuropsychology]] *[[Cognitive neuroscience]] *[[Neurology]] *[[Neuropsychology]] *[[Neuropsychological test]] *[[Neurotoxic]] *[[Brain fog]] *[[Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder]] *[[Depersonalization]] *[[Dementia]] ==References == * Green, K. J. (1998). ''Schizophrenia from a Neurocognitive Perspective''. Boston, Allyn and Bacon. [[Category:Cognition]] [[Category:Cognitive neuroscience]] [[Category:Neuropsychology]]