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In 1983 the Neuropsychology Unit of the Institut Guttmann (Barcelona, Spain) was created with the aim of providing rehabilitation treatment to people with brain injuries. Its comprehensive model of neuropsychological rehabilitation, based on a holistic view of the person, comprises four areas: cognition, behavior, emotion, and identity. Beyond the affected person, it also helps family members. The objectives of the intervention program are: (1) to enhance the person's behavioral stability; (2) to promote the recovery of altered cognitive processes; (3) to improve functional capacity, despite the existence of underlying deficits; (4) to facilitate emotional adjustment to the changes generated by neurological lesions; (5) to assist, and guide, the person in his or her transition to a new identity; and (6) to provide education and emotional support to the family. This paper aims to recapitulate the history of the Neuropsychology Unit of the Institut Guttmann, on its fortieth anniversary (1983-2023), and to describe its comprehensive model of neuropsychological rehabilitation.