Editorial: Recent Advances of Evidence-Based Neuropsychology

Neuropsychology stands at the intersection of brain and behavior. This distinctive position gives it the unique opportunity to provide insights into the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying some physical and mental health disorders that plagues human society for centuries. Based on the extending knowledgebases in the broad spectrum of neuroscience and psychology, the evidence-based neuropsychology (EBN) is an emerging area over the past years, focusing on translating scientific advances into daily clinical practice. As many questions in this area remains inconclusive, the goal of this Research Topic is to present a diversified sample of the most recent advances in the field and to foster promising ideas for future study.Chronic diseases such as diabetes have become the predominant challenge to global health in the 21st century, accounting for millions of deaths annually worldwide (Bauer et al., 2014;Yach et al., 2004). The success of controlling chronic diseases lies greatly in patients' self-regulation on their health behavior such as eating habits and exercise (Richardson et al., 2019). To promote well-controlled self-management of In addition to the physical diseases, the mental health also closely relates to health behavior (Glanz et al., 2008). Therefore, the modification of health behavior offers a viable strategy to treat mental disorder effectively and equitably.