Alternatively, CNP provides a way of uncovering normal psychological processes by studying the effects of their change or impairment.
The term "cognitive neuropsychiatry" was coined by Prof Hadyn Ellis (Cardiff University ) in a paper "The cognitive neuropsychiatric origins of the Capgras delusion", presented at the International Symposium on the Neuropsychology of Schizophrenia, Institute of Psychiatry, London (Coltheart, 2007).
Although clinically useful, current syndrome classifications (e.g. DSM-IV; ICD-10) have no empirical basis as models of normal cognitive processes.
This intersection revolves around a reconsideration of the mind-body relationship and the contemplation of moral issues that can arise by fields such as neuropsychopathology.
This discussion and study has taken place due to the discovery that under certain circumstances, Parkinson's patients can initiate and control their own movement.