1st Edition

The Cognitive Neuroscience of Human Communication

By Vesna Mildner Copyright 2008
382 Pages
by Psychology Press

382 Pages
by Psychology Press

382 Pages
by Psychology Press

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... Read more
Preface. R.D. Kent, Foreword. Introduction. 1. Central Nervous System. 2. Sex Differences. 3. Brief History of Neurolinguistics - From the Beginnings to the 20th Century. 4. Research Methods. 5. The Central Nervous System: Principles, Theories, and Models of Structure, Development, and Functioning Principles. 6. Lateralization and Localization of Functions. 7. Learning and Memory. 8. Speech and Language.

Biography

Mildner, Vesna

"Newcomers to the field of neurolinguistics will find this book readable. A notably appealing aspect of this book is that it is organised in a way that gives the reader a flexible and individual approach to the text. Each chapter stands for itself such that it may be read without having to refer to the other chapters. The language is kept simple but all the technical terms are provided, explained, and illustrated, and a comprehensive glossary provides additional information." - Prof. Dr. Lutz Jancke, University of Zurich, Switzerland, in Laterality

"The Cognitive Neuroscience of Human Communication...provides a comprehensive meta-analysis of the current findings in the areas of cognitive neuroscience and communication... For those interested in developing novel neuroscience methods and advancing speech and language research, this book serves as a foundation for understanding the present literature." - George M. Zinkhan & Jenna M. Drenten, in PsycCRITIQUES

"This excellent multidisciplinary book can serve as a reference, a state-of-the art review, or as a source of new information on human communication and the brain." - Dana F. Boatman, in The Phonetician