The Digital Neuropsych™ is another technological innovation from High Impact that allows attorneys and neuropsychologists the ability to visually demonstrate the findings contained within a traditional neuropsychological examination.
The interactive component of The Digital Neuropsych™ provides the user with the ability to visualize all of the data collected in the neuropsychological examination, first in an Overview format and then in an Interactive Bar Graph format. With the use of the provided filter tools, individual tests or cognitive function categories can be isolated and viewed independently or grouped and compared with other test or cognitive function categories.
Neuropsychological tests are specifically designed tasks used to measure a psychological function known to be linked to a particular brain structure or pathway. They usually involve the systematic administration of clearly defined procedures in a formal environment. Neuropsychological tests are typically administered to a single person working with an examiner in a quiet office environment, free from distractions. As such, it can be argued that neuropsychological tests at times offer an estimate of a person's peak level of cognitive performance. Neuropsychological tests are a core component of the process of conducting neuropsychological assessment.
Most neuropsychological tests in current use are based on traditional psychometric theory. In this model, a person's raw score on a test is compared to a large general population normative sample, that should ideally be drawn from a comparable population to the person being examined. Normative studies frequently provide data stratified by age, level of education, and/or ethnicity, where such factors have been shown by research to affect performance on a particular test. This allows for a person's performance to be compared to a suitable control group, and thus provide a fair assessment of their current cognitive functioning.
