It is our pleasure to introduce this special issue of the Journal Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology on assessment adult ADHD. We present a mix empirical review articles cov...

The way how cognition is conceived and represented in brain functioning will directly impact clinical investigations of people with cognitive difficulties. This is particularly evident in the field of clinical neuropsychology where methodologies and tools are justified on a fundamental level by the theoretical foundations adopted. The present article outlined how the dominant influences of stru...

Using neuropsychological evidence, this paper examines whether spatial attention functions as a domain-specific module or as a more general-purpose central processor. Data are presented from two spatial attention cuing tasks completed by subjects, with an acquired attentional deficit, and control subjects. In both tasks, an arrow indicated with high probability the side of response (response ta...

M. Berlingeri, L. Sacheli, L. Danelli, F. Ferri, D. Traficante, S. Basilico, M. Sberna, R. Sterzi, G. Bottini and E. Paulesu Psychology Department, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy Laboratory of Cognitive Neuropsychology, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy Psychology Department, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy Neuroradiology Department, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Milano, ...

Neuropsychologists are very familiar with the reasons why it is important to study history. The study of history is important for organizations as well as individuals. Preservation and understanding of an organization’s history facilitates a deeper appreciation of where the organization has come from, including some of those who played key roles in its development, and helps current and future ...

Increasingly clinical neuropsychology has been addressing the effects of culture on neuropsychological functioning. However, that focus has been on comparing performance on standardized tests across two or more groups, often Hispanic. In this study, Arabic children were tested in Morocco using a "culture-free test," Children's Color Trails. Children of different ages and living in rural and urb...

Authentic Professional Competence in Clinical Neuropsychology was Dr Denney's 2009 presidential address at the Annual Conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology. In his address, he highlighted the need for clinical neuropsychologists to strive for authentic professional competence rather than a mere pretense of expertise. Undisputed credibility arises from authentic professional comp...