Neuroscience for the Study of Communicative Disorders

by Bhatnagar, Subhash C.

• ISBN13: 9780781789905
• ISBN10: 0781789907
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-27
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

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, you'll find significant updates to the discussions of cellular biology, neuroembryology, and consciousness. Moreover, the author has introduced new features to help you 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 you in understanding and visualizing structure and function.

Table of Contents

Essential Concepts and Principles of Neuroscience	p. 1
Gross Anatomy of the Central Nervous System	p. 27
Internal Anatomy of the Central Nervous System	p. 82
Development of the Central Nervous System	p. 114
Basic Physiology of Nerve Cells	p. 131
Diencephalon: Thalamus and Associated Structures	p. 152
Somatosensory System	p. 164
Visual System	p. 185
Auditory System	p. 208
Vestibular System	p. 227
Motor System 1: Spinal Cord	p. 238
Motor System 2: Cerebellum	p. 260
Motor System 3: Brainstem and Basal Ganglia	p. 272
Motor System 4: Motor Cortex	p. 289
Synopsis of Cranial Nerves	p. 300
Axial-Limbic Brain: Autonomic Nervous System, Limbic System, Hypothalamus, and Reticular Formation	p. 353
Survey of the Cerebrovascular System	p. 378
Survey of the Ventricles and Cerebrospinal Fluid	p. 399
Cerebral Cortex: Higher Mental Functions	p. 405
Diagnostic Techniques and Neurologic Concepts	p. 421
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