A series of tests administered to assess various aspects of cognitive functioning, including memory, attention, language, and executive functioning. The ultimate goal of the assessment is to clarify how changes in brain structure and function are affecting behavior.
The administration of a set of standardized tests to examine the relationship between the brain and behavior. Neuropsychological testing measures brain dysfunction or damage. It focuses on higher cognitive functions than a regular neurological examination, which measures more elementary sensory and motor capacities. Neuropsychological testing may include tests of intelligence, mood, memory, organizational capacity, naming, and abstraction. It is a useful tool in the diagnosis and assessment of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and learning disabilities and psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia; however, it is important to note that neuropsychological testing alone is insufficient for diagnosis.
Assessments employed to analyze individuals who have encountered a traumatic brain injury, brain impairment, or organic neurological disorders such as dementia. These evaluations may also be utilized to assess the advancement of a patient who has undergone treatment or rehabilitation for a neurological injury or illness.