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Neuropsychologists: Who & What They Do

Dr. Mia talks with her colleague Dr. Bonnie Sachs about being a neuropsychologist: who they are, their training background, and what they do in the memory evaluation.

Chapters:
1. Welcome
2. How Dr. Sachs got interested in neuropsychology
3. How does one become a neuropsychologist
4. Who are most likely to benefit from seeing a neuropsychologist
5. What's involved in a typical neuropsychologist's appointment
6. Typical recommendations that neuropsychologists give at the end of their evaluations
7. Dr. Sach's research area
8. Any particular brain games recommended?
9. Additional challenges that confound memory evaluations
10. What are "norms" for memory tests and how were they developed?
11. Summary of what neuropsychologists do