Theoretical Issues and Statistical Methods in Neuropsychological Diagnosis
A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 3020
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cognitive neuropsychology; quantitative methodology; cognitive science; analysis; visual attention; statistical analysis; neuropsychological assessment; experimental neuropsychology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Diagnosis of single deficits, and of dissociations between deficits, is key in both clinical and cognitive neuropsychology. While statistical techniques for neuropsychological diagnosis have shown considerable development in the last few decades, neuropsychological interpretation requires further attention. Since Shallice’s seminal 1988 book, there has been very little refinement of inferences from the performance of brain-damaged patients in the cognitive system.
This Special Issue will bridge the gap between the rich statistical literature and the neglected theoretical nodes. Space will be provided for both theoretical and statistical studies, provided that the proposed statistical models are fully justified in terms of the inferences they allow on mental processes.
Over the next few years, neuropsychological diagnosis will face many statistical challenges. The exponential growth of computational power now allows researchers to carry out statistical procedures that were once prohibitive, such as complex Bayesian models. We have also entered the era of Big Data, and available information has increased significantly, making the management of false positive rates—one of the main contributors to the current credibility crisis—an urgent issue. This Special Issue seeks contributions on these and other topics, all relating to neuropsychological diagnosis of single deficits and/or dissociations. Methods that are clearly linked to the cognitive systems under study are particularly welcome.
Dr. Alessio Toraldo
Dr. Daniele Romano
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- dissociation
- neuropsychology
- neuropsychological diagnosis
- single-case methods
- single-case studies
- statistical models
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