PSYB65H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Prenatal Development, Errorless Learning, Visual Cortex
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Ct and mri technology have not made clinical psychologists obsolete. Still many conditions that are not detectable by neuroimaging like early alzheimers. Usually neuropsychologists call people they"re assessing as clients. Neurologist: special type of physician who diagnoses and treats disorders of the nervous system. Consists of 2-4 years of premedical university training, 4 years med school with m. d. or d. p degree and 3 years of specialty training. Neurologists looks at neurological structure throughout body. They diagnose and treat disorders or may recommend surgery, performed by neurosurgeon. Xrays: could penetrate solid materials, including human tissue. Made possible because of wilhelm conard rontgen. Rontgen was rewarded for his discovery with the first nobel prize in physics in 1901. Not only xrays but radiological examination such as ct or mris are analyzed by radiologists who writes a report detailing the findings. The branch of neuropsychologist concerned with psychological assessment, management, and rehabilitation of neurological disease and injury.
