Neuropsychology Glossary

The failure to attend to or respond to stimuli in one half of space, typically following brain injury.

Visual field defect involving loss of vision in half of the visual field, typically following stroke or brain injury.

Loss of vision in half of the visual field, typically affecting the same side in both eyes.

Neurological condition characterized by failure to attend to or respond to stimuli presented on one side of space, typic...

Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised, assessing verbal learning and memory through word list recall.

The inability to conceptualize or sequence complex motor tasks despite understanding individual components.

Executive function component involving the formulation and organization of complex, multi-step action sequences before e...

Inability to perform learned motor movements on command despite intact comprehension and motor function.

A severe form of fluent aphasia characterized by meaningless but grammatically correct speech patterns.

The preferential use of one side of the body for motor and cognitive functions, typically referring to handedness and br...

Process by which specific cognitive functions become preferentially processed by one cerebral hemisphere rather than bot...

Loss of fine motor skill and dexterity in learned movements despite preserved gross motor function.

A comprehensive neuropsychological test battery based on Luria's qualitative approach to brain-behavior assessment.

Intentional feigning or exaggeration of cognitive symptoms for external incentives such as compensation.

Knowledge and awareness of one's own memory abilities, strategies, and limitations.

Montreal Cognitive Assessment - brief screening tool for detecting mild cognitive impairment.

A comprehensive neuropsychological battery designed to assess children aged 3-16 years across six cognitive domains.

Standardized evaluation of cognitive functions to identify brain-behavior relationships and impairments.

Impaired ability to voluntarily direct gaze to specific visual targets despite preserved eye movement mechanics.

A visuomotor disorder characterized by misreaching for visually presented objects despite intact visual perception and m...

Persistent or recurrent visual images that continue after the visual stimulus has been removed.

Word substitution errors in speech production, indicating language processing difficulties.

The inappropriate repetition of a response or behavior despite changed circumstances.

Inability to recognize familiar voices despite intact hearing and speech comprehension.