Neurocognition
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Neurocognitive functions are
A neurocognitive deficit is a reduction or impairment of cognitive function in one of these areas, but particularly when physical changes can be seen to have occurred in the brain, such as aging related physiological changes or after
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Etymology
The term neurocognitive is a recent addition to the nosology of clinical Psychiatry and Psychology. It was rarely used before the publication of the DSM-5, which updated the psychiatric classification of disorders listed in the "Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders" chapter of the DSM-IV.[3] Following the 2013 publication of the DSM-5, the use of the term "neurocognitive" − increased steadily.[4]
Adding the prefix "neuro-" to the word "cognitive" is an example of pleonasm because analogous to expressions like "burning fire" and "black darkness", the prefix "neuro-" adds no further useful information to the term "cognitive". In the field of clinical neurology, clinicians continue using the simpler term "cognitive", due to the absence of evidence for human cognitive processes that do not involve the nervous system.[citation needed]
See also
- Cognition
- Cognitive neuropsychology
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Cognitive rehabilitation therapy
- Neurology
- Neuropsychology
- Neuropsychological test
- Neurotoxic
- Brain fog
- Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder
- Depersonalization
- Dementia
- Mild cognitive impairment
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Concussions in sport
References
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Further reading
- Green, K. J. (1998). Schizophrenia from a Neurocognitive Perspective. Boston, Allyn and Bacon.