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3.2.2. Department of Neuropsychology                     Neuropsychology not only allows to characterize in
                                                         an accurate way the cognitive state of an indivi-
Neuropsychology is a scientific field that aims to des-  dual, but also helps to guide the diagnostic decision,
cribe, diagnose and treat cognitive, behavioral and      to determine which subjects present a higher risk of
emotional changes that appear as a result of a pos-      developing a future neurodegenerative disorder
sible functional or structural impairment of the Cen-    and propose the appropriate therapeutic interven-
tral Nervous System. Within the field of dementias       tion.

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