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neuropsychology

/ˌnjuːɹəʊˌsaɪˈkɒ.lə.dʒi/

neuropsychology noun: a branch of neurology and of clinical psychology that investigates the physiological basis of psychological processes.

Noun

neuropsychology (uncountable)

  1. A branch of neurology and of clinical psychology that investigates the physiological basis of psychological processes.
  2. The facts uncovered thereby, or the body of knowledge thus produced.
    • the neuropsychology of culpability comprises the neurology of competence and indeed all neuroscience of the neural correlates of consciousness

Origin of neuropsychology

From neuro- + psychology.

Words formed from neuropsychology

Questions about neuropsychology

What does neuropsychology mean?
Neuropsychology means a branch of neurology and of clinical psychology that investigates the physiological basis of psychological processes.
What part of speech is neuropsychology?
Neuropsychology is a noun.
How do you pronounce neuropsychology?
Neuropsychology is pronounced /ˌnjuːɹəʊˌsaɪˈkɒ.lə.dʒi/.

Words near neuropsychology in the dictionary

  1. neuropsychologic
  2. neuropsychological
  3. neuropsychologically
  4. neuropsychologist
  5. neuropsychologists
  6. neuropsychology
  7. neuropsychometric
  8. neuropsychometry
  9. neuropsychomotor
  10. neuropsychopathic
  11. neuropsychopathies

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