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Psychology and Psychiatry

November 28, 2025; Cambridge, UK: IX International Scientific and Practical Conference «EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF TODAY: INTERSECTORAL ISSUES AND DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCES»


UPHOLDING EUROPEAN VALUES IN NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL EDUCATION: UKRAINIAN PERSPECTIVES


DOI
https://doi.org/10.36074/logos-28.11.2025.064
Published
28.11.2025

Abstract

Neuropsychology and Clinical Neuropsychology are succinctly defined by the EFPA Standing Committee on Clinical Neuropsychology. Neuropsychology constitutes a specialised branch of psychology that concentrates on the interconnections among cognitive and affective processes, the individual's personality and behaviour, and neurological (brain) functioning.

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