El papel del neuropsicólogo

Neuropsicology is the scientific discipline that studies the ties between the cognitive processes, emotions and their substrate in the central nervous system. The high prevalence of the neurological disorders (i.e. acquired brain damage, dementias, developmental impairments, etc.) does that the presence of the neuropsychologists in different welfare resources has been increased in the last few years. Among its main functions they are the one to evaluate patients and to design and to carry out programs of neuropsicological rehabilitation. Moreover, the neuropsychologist as a researcher receives a great importance, specially in a multidisciplinary context. In the present work some of these functions are reviewed.ResumenLa neuropsicología es la disciplina científica que estudia las relaciones entre los procesos cognitivos y las emociones y su sustrato en el sistema nervioso central. La alta prevalencia de los trastornos neurológicos (daño cerebral adquirido, demencias, trastornos del desarrollo, etc.) hace que la presencia de los neuropsicólogos en distintos recursos asistenciales se haya incrementado en los últimos años. Entre sus funciones principales se encuentran la de evaluar pacientes y diseñar y llevar a cabo programas de rehabilitación neuropsicológica. De igual modo, el papel del neuropsicólogo como investigador cobra una gran importancia, especialmente en el trabajo multidisciplinar. En el presente trabajo se revisan algunas de estas funciones.AbstractNeuropsicology is the scientific discipline that studies the ties between the cognitive processes, emotions and their substrate in the central nervous system. The high prevalence of the neurological disorders (i.e. acquired brain damage, dementias, developmental impairments, etc.) does that the presence of the neuropsychologists in different welfare resources has been increased in the last few years. Among its main functions they are the one to evaluate patients and to design and to carry out programs of neuropsicological rehabilitation. Moreover, the neuropsychologist as a researcher receives a great importance, specially in a multidisciplinary context. In the present work some of these functions are reviewed