MEA Catalogue 2018_032018 - online

SPEECH, LANGUAGE & HEARING

Speech Science Primer: Physiology, Acoustics and Perception of Speech, 6th Edition Lawrence Raphael, Gloria Borden and Katherine Harris

Written in a clear, reader-friendly style, Speech Science Primer serves as an introduction to speech science and covers basic information on acoustics, the acoustic analysis of speech, speech anatomy and physiology, and speech perception. It also includes topics such as research methodology, speech motor control, and history/evolution of speech science. With its reader-friendly content and valuable online resources, Speech Science Primer: Physiology, Acoustics, and Perception of Speech, Sixth Edition is an ideal text for beginning speech pathology and audiology students and faculty. 978-1-6083-1357-0 / 416 pp / Feb 2011

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Neuroscience for the Study of Communicative Disorders, 5th Edition Subhash Bhatnagar Focusing on how the science and anatomy of brain processes affect speech and hearing, this updated 5th Edition of Dr. Bahtnagar’s bestselling text offers an easy-to-understand, practical overview of the basics of neuroscience. To provide a comprehensive view of the topic, the book is arranged by systems and structures, with the processes that serve higher mental functions and control speech and hearing covered within specific chapters. In every chapter, the author includes interactive, problem-solving case studies that promote critical thinking and connect neuroscience to the disorders that students will see in practice. Updated to reflect the most recent findings and clinical applications in the field, the 5th Edition and has been meticulously revised to make the study of neuroscience even more user-friendly. Dr. Bhatnagar’s ability to present difficult information in a highly accessible fashion is evident on every page of this beautifully illustrated new edition. 978-1-4963-3151-9 / 608 pp / Sep 2017

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