ABSTRACT
The rapid advances in information technology and telecommunications (ITT) offer exciting opportunities for neuropsychological research and practice. However, the use of such technology with individuals with cognitive, psychological, and/or physical limitations brings with it added responsibility. Due to limitations in the ability to understand or manipulate information technology, neuropsychologically vulnerable patients and research participants are entitled to increased protection from the potential negative effects of ITT use (Bush, Naugle, & Johnson-Greene, 2002). Perhaps more than most emerging areas of professional activity, the development and use of ITT has outpaced the development and implementation of ethical guidelines pertaining to its use. The authors of this chapter take another important step toward reducing that discrepancy. By bringing together the latest neuropsychological applications of ITT and the most recent ethical considerations pertaining to ITT use, the authors provide a valuable resource for negotiating ethical challenges that most neuropsychologists now are at least beginning to face.
