Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 365 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Front cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. Central Nervous System; Chapter 2. Sex Differences; Chapter 3. Brief History of Neurolinguistics from the Beginnings to the 20th Century; Chapter 4. Research Methods; Chapter 5. The Central Nervous System: Principles, Theories and Models o Sturcutre. Development and Functioning; Chapter 6. Lateralization and Localization of Functions; Chapter 7. Learning and Memory; Chapter 8. Speech and Language; Epilogue; Glossary; Appendix; References; Author Index; Subject Index; Back cover |
Summary |
This is a book about speech and language. It is primarily intended for those interested in speech and its neurophysiological bases: phoneticians, linguists, educators, speech therapists, psychologists, and neuroscientists. Although speech and language are its central topic, it provides information about related topics as well (e.g. structure and functioning of the central nervous system, research methods in neuroscience, theories and models of speech production and perception, learning, and memory). Data on clinical populations are given in parallel with studies of healthy subjects because suc |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Cognitive neuroscience.
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Communication -- Psychological aspects.
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Communication -- Physiological aspects
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SCIENCE -- Cognitive Science.
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Cognitive neuroscience
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Communication -- Physiological aspects
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Communication -- Psychological aspects
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780203838105 |
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0203838106 |
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