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Clinical neuroscience is a branch of neuroscience that focuses on the scientific study of fundamental mechanisms that underlie diseases and disorders of the brain and central nervous system.[1] It seeks to develop new ways of conceptualizing and diagnosing such disorders and ultimately of developing novel treatments.
The "One Mind for Research" forum was a convention held in Boston, Massachusetts on May 23–25, 2011 that produced the blueprint document A Ten-Year Plan for Neuroscience: From Molecules to Brain Health.[9][10] Leading neuroscience researchers and practitioners in the United States contributed to the creation of this document, in which 17key areas of opportunities are listed under the Clinical Neuroscience section. These include the following:
Rethinking curricula to break down intellectual silos
In particular, it advocates for better integrated and scientifically driven curricula for practitioners, and it recommends that such curricula be shared among neurologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, neurosurgeons and neuroradiologists.[11]
Given the various ethical, legal and societal implications for healthcare practitioners arising from advances in neuroscience, the University of Pennsylvania inaugurated the Penn Conference on Clinical Neuroscience and Society in July 2011. [12]
Similarities between Other Fields of Neuroscience
Neuropsychology
As byproducts of Neuroscience, they do not share the same objective as their parent (Neuroscience), as such focus on specific fields. While Clinical Neuroscience is more focused on the anatomy and how the brain would react to specific types of disorders and how to prevent them. Clinical Neuropsychology is more focused on how the brain functions and understands behaviors.[13]) Yet both of these fields can be both applied to aiding and preventing mental disorders, alongside the diagnosing of brain disorders and assessing cognitive and mental behaviors.
Scientists who research Neuropsychology are able to assist and aid subjects in a clinical manner rather than biological. Treating people they come to as patients rather than subjects in a way. Neuropsychology is research intensive, requiring existential knowledge in the field of Psychology. Most Neuropsychologists have acquired their Doctoral Degree's due to how research extensive the topic may be,[14] making the field extremely competitive in the job market.
Progress into Neuropsychology is equivalent to becoming a therapist if not equally time investing. [15]
Neuropsychiatry
Neuropsychiatry is a field that connects the mind and the brain, looking at how both affect each other. It combines ideas from both neurology (the study of the brain and nervous system) and psychiatry (the study of mental health), and focuses on treating problems related to thinking, emotions, and behavior that come from brain disorders.
Rather than focusing on just one part of a problem (like a specific brain issue or mental health symptom), neuropsychiatry takes a broader approach. It recognizes that many brain disorders, like Parkinson’s or Alzheimer's, can affect mood or thinking, and many mental health conditions, like depression or schizophrenia, have a neurological aspect too. Neuropsychology serves people from all across the entire age, making it feasible to all across the world. Helping us identify developmental concerns within infants and other ages around childhood.[16]
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