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'''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]]