neuropsychologist
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- noun
- /ˌnjʊəroʊˈsaɪkəˌlɒdʒɪst/
- Specialized
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neuropsicólogo
- "The very early mild cognitive changes once thought to be normal aging are really the first signs of progressive dementia, in particular Alzheimer's disease," said Robert S. Wilson, PhD, neuropsychologist at Rush University Medical Center.
- a clinical neuropsychologist
- neuropsychologist Marion Diamond, Ph.D.
- a neuropsychologist who works
Examples
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But Mr. Cunningham said the university no longer worked with the neuropsychologist in question.
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- No, I'm a neuropsychologist.
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Prior to this meeting, I have spoken with the psychologist who did the intake interviews and with the neuropsychologist who did the testing.
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Please consult a neuropsychologist or a cognitive psychologist with topics in this area.
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A neuropsychologist is a psychologist who has additional training in the neurological aspects of psychology.
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A neuropsychologist concluded that the patient's immediate recall ability, written receptive and oral/written expressive language function, and vocabulary fell within the average range, suggesting that the patient's premorbid language ability had been adequate.
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Given the patient's impaired self-control, disinhibition, impaired judgment, and explosivity, the neuropsychologist judged that an attempt to improve the patient's information processing by enhancing his hearing had the potential to yield some benefit in terms of making it easier to provide his care in the nursing home.
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A neuropsychologist assesses how brain injuries impact a patient's emotions and behavior.
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The neuropsychologist used various tests to determine the effects of the brain disorder on his cognition.
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After the accident, she consulted a neuropsychologist to help understand her mood changes.
Synonyms
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5.5
A scientist who studies the brain and nervous system
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6.3
A person who studies how the brain makes thoughts, feelings, and memory
Surface Forms
Morphology
neuropsychologist = psychologist (semi-transparent) = neuro + psych + log + ist
The word is clearly built from the specialist term 'psychologist' with the combining prefix 'neuro-', but the full sense is technical and not fully inferable for an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Neuropsychologist combines neuro- ('nerve' or 'brain'), psycho- ('mind'), and -logist ('one who studies'). So, a neuropsychologist is a specialist who studies how the brain and nerves affect thinking, feelings, and behavior.