Neurological Foundations of Speech and Language
 
SLPA 853
Fall Semester, 2003
Karen Hux
Office: 318K
Phone: 472-8249
email: khux1@unl.edu
Course Description The purpose of this course is to examine the structural and functional frameworks of the central and peripheral nervous systems and to relate these systems to speech and language processing.
 
Course Objectives
and Competencies 		This course will address the following objectives as well as ASHA Certification Standards III-C (Basic Human Communication and Swallowing Processes)
  • To describe the basic anatomy and organization of the central and peripheral nervous systems;
  • To describe the basic physiological processes involved in neuronal function, neurosensory organization, and neuromotor control;
  • To provide a framework for understanding the anatomical and physiological bases of motor speech disorders;
  • To provide a framework for examining neurologically-based language impairments.

    • Recommended texts
    book
    		Diamond, M. C., Scheibel, A. B., & Elson, L. M. (1985). The human brain coloring book. New York: Harper & Row Publishers.

    Gertz, S. D. (1999). Liebman's Neuroanatomy made easy and understandable (6th ed.). Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers.
     

    Grades There will be four exams during the semester. Each exam will count for 25% of the final course grade. Accumulated points will be converted to percentage scores. Percentage scores will be assigned letter grades as follows:
    97 - 100 A+
    93 - 96 A
    90 - 92 A-
    86 - 89 B+
    83 - 85 B
    80 - 82 B-
    76 - 79 C+
    73- 75 C
    70 - 72 C-
    66 - 69 D+
    63 - 65 D
    60 - 62 D-
    < 60 F
    Course Outline
    Week
    Topic
    Liebman Reading
    August 25 Brain and nervous system chpt. 2
    September 1 Neurons and synapses chpt. 1
    September 8 Neurons and Synapses continued
    September 15 Cellular memory and learning
    September 22 Exam 1
    Spinal cord and the reflex arc     		chpt. 3, 4, & 5
    September 29 Neurosensory organization chpt. 7 & 9
    October 6 Brainstem and cerebellum chpt. 11, 17, & 18
    October 13 Limbic system chpt. 19 & 20
    October 20 Exam 2; Blood supply and ventricular system chpt. 21 & 22
    October 27 Cranial nerves overview
    Cranial nerves I &II     		chpt. 13, 6, & 8
    November 3 Cranial nerves III - VII
    Cranial nerve VIII
    Cranial nerves IX - XII     		chpt. 10, 14, 15, & 16; Appendix VI
    November 10 Exam 3; Pathological conditions chpt. 23
    November 17 Motor speech disorders
    November 24 Split brain research
    December 1 Primitive reflexes
    December 8 catch-up
    December 18 - 1:00 - 3:00 Final exam
    Direct questions to Karen Hux
    khux1@unl.edu
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