title: How neuropsychology informs our understanding of developmental disorders.
abstract: This review includes 1) an explanation of what neuropsychology is, 2) a brief history of how developmental cognitive neuroscience emerged from earlier neuropsychological approaches to understanding atypical development, 3) three recent examples that illustrate the benefits of this approach, 4) issues and challenges this approach must face, and 5) a forecast for the future of this approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Denver, 2155 S. Race Street, Denver, Colorado 80208-4403, USA. bpenning@nova.psy.du.edu
authors.forename: Bruce F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Pennington
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000379:methods; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000503:physiopathology; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D009484:Neuropsychology / Q000379:methods*