The Cognitive Neuroscience of Human Communication

Content of "The Cognitive Neuroscience of Human Communication":

Foreword
Preface

Chapter 1 Central Nervous System

• The Development of The Central Nervous System

• Sensation and Perception

• Neural Bases of Speech Perception and Production

Chapter 2 Sex Differences

• Structural Differences

• Differences in Functional Organization of the Brain

• Behavioral and Cognitive Differences

Chapter 3 Brief History of Neurolinguistics from the Beginnings to the 20th Century

Chapter 4 Research Methods

• Clinical Studies

• Cortical Stimulation

• Wada Test

• Neuroradiological Methods

• Recording of Activity

• Radioisotopic Methods

• Ultrasound Methods

• Summary

• Behavioral Methods

• Summary

• Alphasia Test Batteries

Chapter 5 The Central Nervous System:Principles, Theories and Models of Structure, Development and Functioning

• Principles

• Theories and Models

Chapter 6 Lateralization and Localization of Functions

• Lateralization

• Development Aspects of Lateralization

• Factors Influencing Functional Cerebral Asymmetry

• Localization of Functions

• Summary

Chapter 7 Learning and Memory

• Plasticity

• Critical Periods

• Types of Memory

• Neural Substrates of Memory

Chapter 8 Speech and Language

• Speech and Language Functions and Their Location in the Brain

• Anatomic Asymmetries and Lateralization of Speech and Language

• Split-Brain Patients

• Healthy Subjects

• Speech Production and Perception

• Phonetics and Phonology

• Tone and Prosody

• Lexical Level and Mental Lexicon

• Sentence Level: Semantics and Syntax

• Discourse and Pragmatics

• Reading

• Writing

• Calculation

• Is Speech Special?

• Language Specificities

• Bilingualism

• Speech and Language Disorders

• Motor Speech Disorders

• Other Causes of Speech and Language Disorders

Epilogue
Glossary
Appendix
References
Author Index
Subject Index