<unk>  combines the fields of neuroscience and<unk>  psychology, while drawing from various other related disciplines. It examines the relationship of behavior and brain function throughout the course of an individual’s lifespan, though often emphasis is put on childhood and adolescence when the majority of brain development occurs. Research tends to focus on development of important behavioral functions like perception, language, and other cognitive processes. Studies in this field are often centered around children or other individuals with<unk>  disorders or various kinds of brain related trauma or injury. A key concept of this field is that looks at and attempts to relate the psychological aspects of development, such as behavior, comprehension, cognition, etc., to the specific neural structures; it draws parallels between behavior and mechanism in the brain. Research in this field involves various cognitive tasks and tests as well as neuroimaging. Some of the many conditions studied by<unk> sts include congenital or acquired brain damage, autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit disorder, executive dysfunction, seizures, intellectual disabilities, obsessive compulsive disorder, stuttering, schizophrenia,<unk>  aphasia, and other learning delays such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyspraxia. __TOC__
Developmental neuropsychology
Cognitive neuropsychiatry
Psychiatric genetics
Pediatric neuropsychology
Neuropsychiatry
Biological psychiatry
Social psychiatry
Psychiatry