METHODS FOR STUDYING HIGHER CORTICAL FUNCTIONS IN LOCAL BRAIN INJURIES

Neuropsychological research should not be limited to the “loss” of a certain mental func¬tion, but should, if possible, show what neurodynamic disorders underlie the existing mental dysfunction. Neuropsychological experience should make it possible to determine the pathological weakness of nervous processes within one or more analyzers, to identify disturbances in the synthetic activity of the cerebral cor¬tex, internal defects and impulsivity, and pathological inertia of nervous processes. This usually causes be¬havioral problems. All this helps to go beyond the psychological description of the defect and take a step to¬wards the analysis of the main pathophysiological disorders that cause changes in mental activity. By ful¬filling this requirement, it is possible to clarify the local diagnosis of injury and, undoubtedly, in the future, to deepen the pathophysiological features of a larger number of disorders.