Neuroanatomical and Neurophysiological Foundations of Communication Disabilities

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This course discusses various modes of communication, including speech perception, speech production, reading, writing, and sign language. All levels of language processing are discussed, from the morpheme level (smallest unit of meaning) to the discourse level, including prosody. The major psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic models of and the basic neuroanatomy responsible for the major aspects of linguistic communication are investigated. For all modes and levels of communication, examples from both normal and disordered language processing perspectives are included. Patterns of disordered language that result from neurological insult or neurodegeneration are discussed. To facilitate understanding, neuroanatomy, brain mapping methods, and the aphasias are the first topics of discussion.