McAndrews Mary Pat, Cohn Melanie
Krembil Neuroscience Centre, University Health Network 4F-409, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 2S8.
Epilepsy Res Treat. 2012;2012:925238. doi: 10.1155/2012/925238. Epub 2012 Jan 30.
Neuropsychologists assist in diagnosis (i.e., localization of dysfunction) and in prediction (i.e., how cognition may change following surgery) in individuals being considered for temporal lobe surgery. The current practice includes behavioural testing as well as mapping function via stimulation, inactivation, and (more recently) functional imaging. These methods have been providing valuable information in surgical planning for 60 years. Here, we discuss current assessment strategies and highlight how they are evolving, particularly with respect to integrating recent advances in cognitive neuroscience.
神经心理学家协助对考虑进行颞叶手术的个体进行诊断（即功能障碍的定位）和预测（即手术后认知可能如何变化）。目前的做法包括行为测试以及通过刺激、失活和（最近）功能成像来绘制功能图。这些方法在手术规划中提供有价值的信息已有60年了。在此，我们讨论当前的评估策略，并强调它们是如何发展的，特别是在整合认知神经科学的最新进展方面。
