Otto Pedraza, PhD, ABPP, is a clinical neuropsychologist and Associate Professor at the Mayo Clinic in Florida, where he also serves as Vice-Chair of Research in the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology

• Preface to the Fifth Volume in the National Academy of Neuropsychology Series on Evidence-based PracticesAcknowledgements Contributors List CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL CULTURAL NEUROSCIENCE. Otto Pedraza CHAPTER 2: VYGOTSKY, LURIA, AND THE CULTURAL-HISTORICAL APPROACH TO COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGY: EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL BEGINNINGS. David Tupper CHAPTER 3: CHALLENGES IN THE NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF ETHNIC MINORITIES. Laura A. Rabin, Donald L. Brodale, Milushka M. Elbulok-Charcape, & William B. Barr CHAPTER 4: CULTURE AND MEMORY. Lixia Yang, Brenda Wong, & Lingqian Li CHAPTER 5: ASSESSMENT OF MOOD DISORDERS IN ETHNIC MINORITIES. Vonetta M. Dotson, Shellie-Anne Levy, Deirdre M. O'Shea, Molly E. McLaren, & Sarah M. Szymkowicz CHAPTER 6: VISUAL COGNITION AND CULTURE. Joshua O. S. Goh, Chun-Yih Li, Yu-Zhen Tu, & Caroline Dallaire-Théroux CHAPTER 7: COGNITIVE RESERVE, BILINGUALISM, AND THE AGING BRAIN. Brian T. Gold CHAPTER 8: NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS. Octavio A. Santos, Daryl E. M. Fujii, & Otto Pedraza CHAPTER 9: NEUROCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF SEMANTICS IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH-SPEAKING CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT AUTISM. Tai-Li Chou & James Booth CHAPTER 10: CULTURE AND LANGUAGE DIVERSITY IN PEDIATRIC NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. Veronica Bordes Edgar & Regilda Anne Romero CHAPTER 11: RACIAL DISPARITIES IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE: BIOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS. Megan Zuelsdorff, Lisa L. Barnes, & Ozioma C. Okonkwo CHAPTER 12: BIAS, EQUIVALENCE, AND FAIRNESS. Otto Pedraza & Fons J. R. van de Vijver Index

Synthesizing and advancing the important work from seemingly disparate fields, this timely volume is essential reading for trainees, clinicians, and investigators seeking to more fully understand the multifactorial influences of culture and neurobiology on behavior and neuropsychological functions. Otto Pedraza has gathered an impressive group of experts whose contributions to this book will help practitioners and scientists better recognize and address the challenges present in the ever-growing diversity reflected in our patient and study populations.