2017-2018 Academic Bulletin 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Academic Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

INTDS 313 - Neuroscience of Language and Communication


Credits: 4
An interdisciplinary examination of the relationships between brain function and language acquisition, comprehension, and production. Contemporary neurological and linguistic theories of language development, production, and processing are applied to topics such as neural processing of multiple languages, manual languages, and neural events associated with spoken and sung words. Sex and age influences on language acquisition, comprehension, and production are explored. The organization and operation of the brain’s communication systems are studied through clinical neurology cases as well as laboratory experiments to measure neural activity associated with production and comprehension of speech. The brain activity of multiple-language speakers is compared to those with single-language competence. Laboratory experiences may also explore the neural events associated with second language acquisition.

Distribution Requirements: HE, SP.