Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2011 Jan;17(1):7-13. doi: 10.1017/S1355617710001396. Epub 2010 Nov 19.
Neuropsychology is poised for transformations of its concepts and methods, leveraging advances in neuroimaging, the human genome project, psychometric theory, and information technologies. It is argued that a paradigm shift toward evidence-based science and practice can be enabled by innovations, including (1) formal definition of neuropsychological concepts and tasks in cognitive ontologies; (2) creation of collaborative neuropsychological knowledgebases; and (3) design of Web-based assessment methods that permit free development, large-sample implementation, and dynamic refinement of neuropsychological tests and the constructs these aim to assess. This article considers these opportunities, highlights selected obstacles, and offers suggestions for stepwise progress toward these goals.
神经心理学正准备对其概念和方法进行变革,利用神经影像学、人类基因组计划、心理测量理论和信息技术的进步。有人认为,通过创新,包括(1)在认知本体论中对神经心理学概念和任务进行正式定义;(2)创建协作式神经心理学知识库;以及(3)设计基于 Web 的评估方法,从而允许神经心理学测试及其目标评估的构建的自由开发、大样本实施和动态细化,就可以实现向基于证据的科学和实践的范式转变。本文考虑了这些机会,突出了选定的障碍,并为逐步实现这些目标提出了建议。