| The scientist-practitioner model: how do advances in clinical and cognitive neuroscience affect neuropsychology in the courtroom? | |
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PMID: 19333064 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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One of the core tenets of the scientist-practitioner model, slightly modified to make it applicable to modern neuropsychology, is that assessment procedures should be developed, applied, and interpreted in a relevant scientific framework. However, over the last 30 years, the general structure of a neuropsychological assessment has changed little, if at all. It has continued to focus mainly on the assessment of cognitive constructs such as intelligence, memory, attention, and perception. During the same time period, cognitive neuroscience has focused on integrative systems, largely controlled by frontal mechanisms, that allow individuals to utilize cognitive functions in an adaptive way, especially in the context of novel situations or when social stimuli are ambiguous. Consequently, the gulf between cognitive neuroscience and the practice of clinical neuropsychology has grown uncomfortably large. This article attempts to review some of the developments in cognitive and affective neuroscience that are relevant to an evaluation of neuropsychological abilities, especially in a medicolegal context, to determine whether conventional neuropsychological methods can be considered fit for purpose. |
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Authors:
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Rodger Ll Wood |
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
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Title: The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation Volume: 24 ISSN: 1550-509X ISO Abbreviation: J Head Trauma Rehabil Publication Date: 2009 Mar-Apr |
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Created Date: 2009-03-31 Completed Date: 2009-07-02 Revised Date: 2009-07-06 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8702552 Medline TA: J Head Trauma Rehabil Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 88-99 Citation Subset: IM |
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Brain Injury Research Group, School of Human Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. r.l.wood@swansea.ac.uk |
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physiology Behavioral Medicine* / legislation & jurisprudence Brain Injuries / physiopathology, rehabilitation* Cognition / physiology Cognition Disorders / physiopathology Decision Making Forensic Medicine* Humans Jurisprudence* Language Disorders / physiopathology Liability, Legal Models, Psychological Models, Theoretical Neurophysiology* / legislation & jurisprudence Neuropsychological Tests Neuropsychology* Positron-Emission Tomography Prefrontal Cortex / physiology Task Performance and Analysis |
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J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2009 Mar-Apr;24(2):131-40
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