Neuroscience of Communication

New edition?revised and updated throughout. Clarifies and expands discussions from first edition. Includes two new chapters, additional information on the entire diencephalon, as well as 14 new illustrations. Provides clear description of structural and functional organization of the complete nervous system. Presents detailed descriptions of the structures and functions of the vestibular system, speech perception, language, and speech production. TEXTBOOK

Preface to the Second Edition

ix

(2)

Preface to the First Edition

xi

SECTION I: FUNDAMENTALS

1

(190)

Chapter 1 Introduction and Historical Perspective

3

(24)

I. Neuroscience and Communication Disorders

4

(5)

II. Brain Organization

9

(7)

III. How We Got Here: A Brief History

16

(6)

IV. Where We Are Today

22

(1)

Chapter 1 Summary

23

(1)

Additional Reading

23

(1)

Study Guide

24

(3)

Chapter 2 Nerve Cells and Muscles

27

(34)

I. Generalized Cell Structure and Function

28

(8)

II. General Structure of Multipolar Neurons

36

(4)

III. Special Physiology of Nerve Cells

40

(4)

IV. Satellite Cells

44

(3)

V. Diversity of Neuronal Types

47

(4)

VI. Nerve-Muscle Relationships

51

(5)

VII. What Has All This Got To Do With Communication?

56

(1)

Chapter 2 Summary

57

(1)

Additional Reading

58

(1)

Study Guide

59

(2)

Chapter 3 Gross Anatomy and Blood Supply of the Brain

61

(34)

I. Meninges: The Brain's Protection

62

(2)

II. Major Divisions of the Brain

64

(6)

III. Surface Anatomy of the Brainstem

70

(4)

IV. Surface Anatomy of the Diencephalon

74

(1)

V. Surface Anatomy of the Cerebellum

75

(2)

VI. Surface Anatomy of the Cerebrum

77

(7)

VII. Blood Supply

84

(7)

Chapter 3 Summary

91

(1)

Additional Reading

91

(1)

Study Guide

92

(3)

Chapter 4 Internal Organization of the Spinal Cord and Hindbrain

95

(36)

I. Nuclei and Cortices

96

(1)

II. Spinal Cord

97

(7)

III. Internal Organization of Brainstem

104

(19)

IV. Cerebellum

123

(3)

Chapter 4 Summary

126

(1)

Additional Reading

126

(1)

Study Guide

127

(4)

Chapter 5 Internal Organization of the Forebrain

131

(28)

I. Diencephalon

132

(11)

II. Internal Capsule

143

(3)

III. Cerebrum

146

(7)

Chapter 5 Summary

153

(1)

Additional Reading

154

(1)

Study Guide

155

(4)

Chapter 6 Sensory Systems

159

(32)

I. General Properties of Sensory Systems

160

(4)

II. Somesthetic System

164

(9)

III. Gustatory System

173

(4)

IV. Visual System

177

(5)

V. Olfactory System

182

(4)

Chapter 6 Summary

186

(1)

Additional Reading

187

(1)

Study Guide

188

(3)

SECTION II: BALANCE AND HEARING

191

(100)

Chapter 7 Vestibular System

193

(26)

I. Peripheral Vestibular System

194

(10)

II. Central Vestibular System

204

(7)

III. When It Goes Wrong

211

(2)

IV. Vestibular System as a Motor System

213

(1)

Chapter 7 Summary

214

(1)

Additional Reading

215

(1)

Study Guide

216

(3)

Chapter 8 Peripheral Auditory System

219

(38)

I. Sound, Sensitivity, and the Ear

220

(1)

II. Parts of the Ear

221

(28)

III. Innervation of the Organ of Corti

249

(4)

Chapter 8 Summary

253

(1)

Additional Reading

254

(1)

Study Guide

255

(2)

Chapter 9 Central Auditory System

257

(34)

I. Cochlear Nuclear Complex

259

(8)

II. Superior Olivary Complex

267

(6)

III. Lateral Lemniscus and Its Nuclei

273

(2)

IV. Inferior Colliculus

275

(2)

V. Organization of Auditory Brainstem: Overview

277

(3)

VI. Auditory Brainstem Responses

280

(1)

VII. Auditory Forebrain

281

(4)

VIII. General Properties of the Auditory System

285

(2)

Chapter 9 Summary

287

(1)

Additional Reading

288

(1)

Study Guide

289

(2)

SECTION III: SPEECH AND LANGUAGE

291

(78)

Chapter 10 Cortical Organization and Speech Perception

293

(24)

I. Organization of Cerebral Cortex

294

(9)

II. Theories of Speech Perception

303

(4)

III. Auditory Processing of Speech

307

(6)

Chapter 10 Summary

313

(1)

Additional Reading

314

(1)

Study Guide

315

(2)

Chapter 11 The Organization of Language

317

(28)

I. How Children Learn Language

319

(1)

II. Brain Lesions and Speech/Language Comprehension

320

(7)

III. Brain Imaging and Language

327

(4)

IV. The Wernicke-Geschwind Theory of Language

331

(1)

V. Neurobiology of Memory

332

(2)

VI. Deciding What To Say and When To Say It

334

(4)

VII. Limbic Lobe: Emotional Representation in the Brain

338

(3)

Chapter 11 Summary

341

(1)

Additional Reading

342

(1)

Study Guide

343

(2)

Chapter 12 Speech Production

345

(24)

I. Peripheral Speech Mechanism

346

(1)

II. Motor Cortices

347

(2)

III. Basal Ganglia

349

(5)

IV. Cerebellum

354

(2)

V. Upper Motor Neurons

356

(5)

VI. Lower Motor Neurons

361

(2)

VII. Dysarthrias and Apraxias

363

(3)

Chapter 12 Summary

366

(1)

Additional Reading

366

(1)

Study Guide

367

(2)

Index

369

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