title: Scientific investigation of brain-behavior relationships using the Halstead-Reitan Battery.
abstract: The Reitan Society recognizes that adhering to the scientific method in conducting clinical neuropsychological evaluations is integral to neurodiagnostic accuracy. The role of science in clinical studies is discussed with specific reference to the scientific features of the Halstead-Reitan Test Battery (HRB). The diagnostic precision of the HRB across a wide range of neuropathological states is presented as a product of rigorous scientific interplay between empirical observation and the development of a conceptual model over more than five decades.
authors.affiliation: The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Sweeney
authors.forename: Heather P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Slade
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Ivins
authors.forename: Darlyne G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Nemeth
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Ranks
authors.forename: Robert B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Sica
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity