neuropsychology

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/ˌnjuːɹəʊˌsaɪˈkɒ.lə.dʒi/

noun

A branch of neurology and of clinical psychology that investigates the physiological basis of psychological processes.

“the neuropsychology of culpability comprises the neurology of competence and indeed all neuroscience of the neural correlates of consciousness”

Similar
physiological psychologypsychophysiology
OriginEnglish psychology ← Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-) ← Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥ →
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Meanings

nounneuropsychology (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA branch of neurology and of clinical psychology that investigates the physiological basis of psychological processes.
  2. uncountableThe facts uncovered thereby, or the body of knowledge thus produced.

    the neuropsychology of culpability comprises the neurology of competence and indeed all neuroscience of the neural correlates of consciousness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes

Similar
physiological psychologypsychophysiology
Broader
psychologypsychological science
Also see
psychophysiology

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Englishpsychology
  7. Englishneuropsychology

From neuro- + psychology.

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Translations

Bulgarian невропсихология
  • невропсихология (nevropsihologija)branch of neurology
Catalan neuropsicologia
  • neuropsicologiabranch of neurology
Chinese Mandarin 神經心理學 /神经心理学
  • 神經心理學 /神经心理学 (shénjīng xīnlǐxué)branch of neurology
Czech neuropsychologie
  • neuropsychologiebranch of neurology
Dutch neuropsychologie
  • neuropsychologiebranch of neurology
Estonian neuropsühholoogia
  • neuropsühholoogiabranch of neurology
Finnish neuropsykologia
  • neuropsykologiabranch of neurology
French neuropsychologie
  • neuropsychologiebranch of neurology
German Neuropsychologie
  • Neuropsychologiebranch of neurology
Greek νευροψυχολογία
  • νευροψυχολογία (nevropsychología)branch of neurology
Hungarian neuropszichológia
  • neuropszichológiabranch of neurology
Irish néarshíceolaíocht
  • néarshíceolaíochtbranch of neurology
Italian neuropsicologia
  • neuropsicologiabranch of neurology
Polish neuropsychologia
  • neuropsychologiabranch of neurology
Portuguese neuropsicologia
  • neuropsicologiabranch of neurology
Russian нейропсихология
  • нейропсихология (nejropsixologija)branch of neurology
Slovak neuropsychológia
  • neuropsychológiabranch of neurology
Spanish neuropsicología
  • neuropsicologíabranch of neurology
Turkish nöropsikoloji
  • nöropsikolojibranch of neurology
Ukrainian нейропсихологія
  • нейропсихологія (nejropsyxolohija)branch of neurology

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

psychoneurology
Cite this entry
APA

neuropsychology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuropsychology

MLA

“neuropsychology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuropsychology. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neuropsychology,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuropsychology.

Source: neuropsychology on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.