2015 LWW Medical and Health Professions Education Catalogue

SPEECH, LANGUAGE & HEARING

Neuroscience for the Study of Communicative Disorders Fourth Edition Subhash C. Bhatnagar, PhD February 2012 / Hardbound / 8.375 x 10.875 576 pp. 978-1-6091-3871-4

HEALTH PROFESSIONS f f Additional Clinical Considerations case studies which will also include more treatment examples and mental function cases as well as a new feature called Clinical Relevance boxes. DESCRIPTION Neuroscience for the Study of Communicative Disorders, Fourth 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 Fourth Edition reflects the most recent findings and clinical applications. FEATURES f f Each chapter in Bhatnagar, after the introductory neuroanatomy chapters (1-3), follows the same logical step-by-step building structure: f f Learning Objectives f f Chapter Introduction f f Anatomy and Terminology by structure f f Clinical Concerns with neurologic concepts including pathology f f Clinical Application The Fourth Edition will also contain the following improvements: f f Significantly updating the current illustrations with 50 newly drawn replacement drawings to further enhance the visual appeal of the text f f Addition of MRI images to Chapter 3 to create a more valuable atlas section

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Essential Neurological Concepts and Principles 2. Gross Anatomy of the Central Nervous System 3. Internal Anatomy of the Central Nervous System 4. Development of the Nervous System 5. Nerve Cell Physiology 6. Diencephalon: Thalamus and Associated Structures 7. Cerebrovascular System 8. Ventricles and Cerebrospinal Fluid 13. Motor System 1: Spinal Cord 14. Motor System 2: Cerebellum 15. Motor System 3: Basal Ganglia 16. Motor System 4: Motor Cortex 17. Synopsis of Cranial Nerves 18. Axial-Limbic Brain: Autonomic Nervous System, Limbic System, Hypothalamus, and Reticular Formation 19. Cerebral Cortex: Higher Mental Functions 20. Diagnostic Techniques and Neurologic Concepts 9. Auditory System 10. Vestibular System 11. Somatosensory System 12. Visual System

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For Instructor: f f PowerPoint Slide

f f Presentation f f Image Bank f f Answers to Questions For Student: f f Student Workbook containing additional Questions and Answers f f Labeling Exercises f f Appendices f f Acland Video Clips and Animations

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