Clinical Neuropsychology and Technology : What’s New and How We Can Use It / by Thomas D. Parsons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parsons, Thomas D., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neuropsychology.

Rehabilitation.

Cognitive psychology.

Cognitive Psychology.

Local Subjects:

Neuropsychology.

Rehabilitation.

Cognitive Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.

Summary:

This ambitious and accessible guide reviews innovative technologies enhancing the field of neuropsychological testing. Starting with the premise that standard batteries—some nearly a century old—lag behind in our era of neuroimaging, genomic studies, psychophysiology, and informatics, it presents digital measures offering more efficient administration, more accurate data, and wider clinical applications. Ecological validity and evidence-based science are key themes in these advances, from virtual environments and assessment of social cognition to the shift toward situational reliability and away from lab-created constructs. These chapters also demonstrate how high-tech assessment tools can complement or supplement traditional pencil-and-paper measures without replacing them outright. This book covers in depth: · The evolution of neuropsychological testing over the past century. · Current applications of computer-based neuropsychological assessments. · The strengths and limitations of simulation technology. · The use of teleneuropsychology in reaching remote clients. · The potential of gaming technologies in neurocognitive rehabilitation. · How technology can transform test data into information useful across specialties. Clinical Neuropsychology and Technology brings neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists, and rehabilitation specialists into the vanguard of assessment measures and processes that will translate into more accurate testing, collaborations between disciplines, and valid and useful outcomes.

Contents:

Introduction

Historical development of neuropsychology's changing roles and tools

Improved ecological validity throughout enhanced technologies

Frontal subcortical circuits and modeling of hot and cool cognitive functioning

Assessment

Overview of computerized neuropsychological assessment devices

Psychometric issues in neuropsychological assessment using novel technologies

Construct-driven technologies for assessments of cognitive functioning

Function-led scenarios: representativeness and generalizability

Rehabilitation

Gamification of neurocognitive approaches to rehabilitation

Neurocognitive and psychophysiological interfaces for adaptive rehabilitation

Neuroimaging to model neurocognitive function and guide rehabilitation

Telemedicine and e-Health

Teleneuropsychology and evidence-based practice

Ecological momentary interventions: incorporating mobile technology

Metaverse platforms and the potential of assessment using MOMPGs

Neuroinformatics for Neuropsychologists

Artificial neural networks: from neuroscience to clinical neuropsychology

Interpreting technologically enhanced neuropsychological assessment data

Collaborative neuropsychological knowledge bases

Conclusions

Advanced technology and assessment: ethical and methodological considerations

Future prospects for a computational neuropsychology.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-319-31075-5