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Descriptor English: Neuropsychology
Descriptor Spanish: Neuropsicología
Descriptor neuropsicología
Scope note: Rama de la psicología que investiga la correlación entre la experiencia o la conducta y los procesos neurofisiológicos básicos. El término neuropsicología destaca el papel dominante del sistema nervioso. Este campo está definido con más exactitud que el de psicología fisiológica o psicofisiología.
Descriptor Portuguese: Neuropsicologia
Descriptor French: Neuropsychologie
Entry term(s): Neuropsychologies
Tree number(s): F04.096.795.600
H01.158.782.795.110
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009484
Scope note: A branch of psychology which investigates the correlation between experience or behavior and the basic neurophysiological processes. The term neuropsychology stresses the dominant role of the nervous system. It is a more narrowly defined field than physiological psychology or psychophysiology.
Annotation: specialty: not a coordinate with NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES /psychol
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Public MeSH Note: 85
History Note: 85
Entry Version: NEUROPSYCHOL
Related: Neuropsychiatry MeSH
DeCS ID: 9674
Unique ID: D009484
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Date Established: 1985/01/01
Date of Entry: 1984/05/01
Revision Date: 2010/06/25
Neuropsychology - Preferred
Concept UI M0014760
Scope note A branch of psychology which investigates the correlation between experience or behavior and the basic neurophysiological processes. The term neuropsychology stresses the dominant role of the nervous system. It is a more narrowly defined field than physiological psychology or psychophysiology.
Preferred term Neuropsychology
Entry term(s) Neuropsychologies



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