Neuroscience of Communication (Singular textbook series) - Softcover

Webster, Douglas B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565931149 ISBN 13: 9781565931145

Publisher: Singular Publishing Group Inc., 1995

Synopsis

Following a very successful first edition, Neuroscience of Communication, 2E has been revised and updated and is one step ahead of its predecessor. It continues to provide readers with a deep understanding and lively untellectual curiosity of the brain and how it works. Chapter summaries are included and each chapter has a "study guide" of pertinent questions to help the student review. Marginal notes and boxes are included throughout the text and important terms are printed in bold-faced type and indexed. Many of the discussions have been clarified or expanded and Chapter Four in the first edition is now two chapters in the second edition. Also included are 14 new illustrations and a new chapter on sensory systems.

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Review

"[A]ccessible, very detailed and well presented.... [A]n excellent resource for students studying neuroscience--the anatomy and physiology."

Synopsis

This neuroscience textbook, written especially for students in communications sciences, will also be useful for practicing clinicians. Assuming no background in biology and chemistry, it covers the fundamentals of the brain's structure and organization and the anatomy of nerve cells. Chapters in sections on balance/hearing and speech/language detai

Edition details

• Publisher: Singular Publishing Group Inc.
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1565931149
• ISBN 13: 9781565931145
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 316