La Neuropsicología en Cuba

Neuropsychology in Cuba is a welldeveloped specialty because of the high scientific level of Cuban neurosciences. It has the added distinction that clinical neuropsychological services are free and equally accessible to all Cubans according to medical need. The education of neuropsychologists is also free. Cuba�s neurological rehabilitation has attracted a significant volume of �medical tourism� from around the world, especially to the International Center for Neurological Restoration CIREN. Neuropsychology functions within comprehensive public health care and educational systems in a society with well-developed attention to disability rights. Massive population-based programs for helping the disabled are currently underway, many especially targeted towards better understanding and treatment of neurological and psychiatric diseases. These programs offer unique opportunities for research and international collaboration in neuropsychology.