The role of technology in clinical neuropsychology

Neuropsychology as a field has been slow to embrace and exploit the potential offered by technology to either make the assessment process more efficient or to develop new capabilities that augment the assessment of cognition. The Role of Technology in Clinical Neuropsychology details current efforts to use technology to enhance cognitive assessment with an emphasis on developing expanded capabilities for clinical assessment. The first sections of the book provide an overview of current approaches to computerized assessment along with newer technologies to assess behavior. The next series of chapters explores the use of novel technologies and approaches in cognitive assessment as they relate to developments in telemedicine, mobile health, and remote monitoring including developing smart environments. While still largely office-based, health care is increasingly moving out of the office with an increased emphasis on connecting patients with providers, and providers with other providers, remotely. Chapters also address the use of technology to enhance cognitive rehabilitation by implementing conceptually-based games to teach cognitive strategies and virtual environments to measure outcomes. Next, the chapters explore the use of virtual reality and scenario-based assessment to capture critical aspects of performance not assessed by traditional means and the implementation of neurobiological metrics to enhance patient assessment. Chapters also address the use of imaging to better define cognitive skills and assessment methods along with the integration of cognitive assessment with imaging to define the functioning of brain networks. The final section of the book discusses the ethical and methodological considerations needed for adopting advanced technologies for neuropsychological assessment. Authored by numerous leading figures in the field of neuropsychology, this volume emphasizes the critical role that virtual environments, neuroimaging, and data analytics will play as clinical neuropsychology moves forward in the future. Introduction To Neuropsychology And Technology / Robert L. Kane And Thomas D. Parsons -- Computer-based Assessment : Current Status And Next Steps / Philip Schatz -- Technologies For Functionally Relevant Neuropsychological Assessment / Maria T. Schultheis And Matthew Doiron -- On The Use Of Virtual Reality As An Outcome Measure In Neuropsychological Rehabilitation / Diana Jovanovski And Konstantine K. Zakzanis -- Teleneuropsychology / Robert L. Kane And C. Munro Cullum -- Advances In Neuropsychological Assessment Of Attention : From Initial Computerized Continuous Performance Tests To Aula / Unai Díaz-orueta -- Virtual Environment Grocery Store / Thomas D. Parsons, Timothy Mcmahan, Patrick Melugin, And Michael Marnett -- Virtual Reality Applications For Neuropsychological Assessment In The Military : Historical Antecedents, Current Developments, And Future Directions / Joe Edwards And Thomas D. Parsons -- Virtual Reality For Assessment Of Episodic Memory In Normal And Pathological Aging / Gaën Plancher And Pascale Piolino -- Factors Affecting Aging Services Technology Use In The Aging Population / Joyce W. Tam And Maureen Schmitter-edgecombe -- Using Smart Environment Technologies To Monitor And Assess Everyday Functioning And Deliver Real-time Intervention / Maureen Schmitter-edgecombe, Diane J. Cook, Alyssa Weakley, And Prafulla Dawadi -- Technological Innovations To Enhance Neurocognitive Rehabilitation / Anthony J.-w. Chen, Fred Loya, And Deborah Binder -- Incorporating Neuroimaging Into Cognitive Assessment / Erin D. Bigler -- Multimodal Biomarkers To Discriminate Cognitive State / Thomas F. Quatieri, James R. Williamson, Christopher J. Smalt, Joey Perricone, Tejash Patel, Laura Brattain, Brian Helfer, Daryush Mehta, Jeffrey Palmer, Kristin Heaton, Marianna Eddy, And Joseph Moran -- Integrating Technologies In The Study Of Attentional Networks / Michael I. Posner -- Advanced Technology And Assessment : Ethical And Methodological Considerations / Shane S. Bush And Philip Schatz -- Computational Neuropsychology : Current And Future Prospects For Interfacing Neuropsychology And Technology / Thomas D. Parsons And Robert L. Kane. Edited By Robert L. Kane And Thomas D. Parsons. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.