Neuroscience for the Study of Communicative Disorders 3rd Revised edition [Mīkstie vāki]

Completely updated to reflect the most recent findings and clinical applications, this text gives students and practitioners a strong foundation in neuroscience as it applies to speech-language pathology and audiology. This Third Edition includes state-of-the-art techniques in magnetic resonance-based diagnostic imaging and significant updates on cellular biology, neuroembryology, and consciousness. Numerous new features will help readers grasp key concepts and apply them in practice. These features include over 70 new and revised illustrations, 50 additional interactive case studies, over 400 new terms in the glossary, summary tables, and end-of-chapter quizzes.

A companion Website includes animations, video clips, review questions, labeling exercises, and more.

Neuroscience for the Study of Communicative Disorders, Third Edition remains an ideal resource that teaches neuroscience fundamentals without encyclopedic details of anatomy and physiology. This text takes a step-by-step, simplified approach, and contains relevant information in its application of neuroscience for students and practitioners in speech-language pathology and audiology--making it the perfect text! Completely updated throughout, the Third Edition reflects the most recent findings and clinical applications. The neuroimaging section now includes the latest techniques in magnetic resonance-based diagnostic imaging. In addition, there are significant updates to the discussions of cellular biology, neuroembryology, and consciousness. Moreover, the author has introduced new features to help students easily grasp key concepts and apply them in practice. For example, structures and neuronal pathways are now illustrated using multiple figures with different orientations to assist students in understanding and visualizing structure and function.