Neuroscience Specialisations

Neuropathology is an essential and specialised branch of pathology dealing with the diagnosis of diseases of the nervous system. 

Clinical Neurophysiology applies electrophysiological measurement techniques to evaluate and contribute diagnostic information to problems  of the central and peripheral nervous systems. 

Paediatric neurology is the branch of medicine that diagnoses and treats babies, children and teenagers who have disorders of the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles.

Neurosurgery, or neurological surgery, is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, surgical treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain,…

Neuropsychology is a branch of psychology that is concerned with how the brain and the rest of the nervous system influence a person’s cognition and behaviors. More importantly, professionals in…

Neuropsychiatry is a branch of medicine that deals with mental disorders attributable to diseases of the nervous system. It preceded the current disciplines of psychiatry and neurology, which had common…

Neuro-ophthalmology is an academically-oriented subspecialty that merges the fields of neurology and ophthalmology, often dealing with complex systemic diseases that have manifestations in the visual system. Neuro-ophthalmologists initially complete a…

Adult Neurology deals with issues primarily associated with the mature or ageing brain. Conditions under this rubric include stroke, dementia, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, headache, peripheral nerve and muscle disorders and…

Neuroradiology is a subspecialty of radiology focusing on the diagnosis and characterization of abnormalities of the central and peripheral nervous system, spine, and head and neck using neuroimaging techniques.

Neurorehabilitation is a complex medical process which aims to aid recovery from a nervous system injury, and to minimize and/or compensate for any functional alterations resulting from it. This…

Neurogenetics studies the role of genetics in the development and function of the nervous system. It considers neural characteristics as phenotypes (i.e. manifestations, measurable or not, of the genetic make-up…