Course Description
Basic anatomy and physiology of the nervous system. Role of the nervous system in human communication and swallowing.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Students receiving graduate credit will be challenged to read more extensively and to integrate the materials more thoroughly and be graded with higher standards and expectations than undergraduate students. This will be accomplished through synthesis and critique of the material as evidenced through an applied project beyond the requirements for undergraduate students.
Athena Title
Neurobiology of Communication
Undergraduate Prerequisite
Permission of major
Graduate Prerequisite
Permission of major
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
1. Recognize and identify basic anatomical structures of the central and peripheral nervous systems. 2. Describe basic functions of central and peripheral nervous systems, including their role in human communication and swallowing.
Topical Outline
- Nervous system: Introduction - Functional anatomy of cerebral cortex - Subcortical brain structures and cerebellum - Brain pathways - Basics of neural communication - Brainstem and cranial nerves - Blood supply for brain - Spinal cord and nerves - Neuromotor system - Neural control of respiratory system - Neural control of phonatory system - Neural control of articulatory system - Neural control of swallowing - Cerebral cortex: Organization - Cerebral cortex: Contributions to speech and language - Nervous system: Observation and measurement
Syllabus