Clinics & Centres

Neuropsychology Clinic

Clinical neuropsychology is an applied science concerned with the behavioral expression of brain dysfunction and the general relationship of brain structure to cognitive and emotional functioning.

Services

The neuropsychology clinic provides assessment and consultation services to inpatient and outpatient clinics within the Krembil Neuroscience Program. We evaluate how diseases and disorders such as stroke, Parkison's and epilepsy may affect cognitive functioning (memory, language, problem-solving).

This information helps to:

• clarify a diagnosis
• assist the individual understand their strengths and weaknesses
• examine changes associated with medical or surgical treatment
• recommend strategies to assist with problem areas in cognition

We also carry out specialized procedures such as (Wada testing, fMRI studies of language and memory) to assist with treatment planning.

Research

The Neuropsychology Program has several research lines, including:

• examination of specific memory impairments associated with epilepsy and mild cognitive impairment
• using fMRI to map brain networks involved in relational memory, working memory, and language processes in both healthy individuals and in neurological disease
• assessing brain plasticity and recovery of function following stroke or surgical treatments
• developing new diagnostic techniques to evaluate the functional integrity of the medial temporal lobes

Contact Us
Neuropsychology Clinic
Toronto Western Hospital
Fell Pavilion
4th Floor, Room 409
Directions

Telephone: (416) 603-5755
Fax: (416) 603-5321