The Neuroscience on the Web Series: CMSD 620 Neuroanatomy of Speech, Swallowing and Language CSU, Chico, Patrick McCaffrey, Ph. D

Notes	Please read medical disclaimer: This series is designed for educational purposes only and is not engaged in rendering medical advice or professional services. The information provided should not be used for diagnosing or treating any health problems or disorder of speech, swallowing and language. It is not a substitute for professional care. If you have or suspect you may have any health problem or disorder of communication or swallowing, you should consult your health care provider. Hyperlinks, which appear as underlined words in the text, link to web pages either within Dr. McCaffrey's web site, or link to external web sites. You can always see where a hyperlink will go: simply move your cursor over the hyperlink and look at the lower left corner of your browser, where you should see the web address of the hyperlink.
Instructor	Patrick McCaffrey, Ph.D., Professor Office: AJH 112C 530/ 898-6394 pmccaffrey@csuchico.edu
Dowloading the course notes Course Outline	If you have a Mac you can save the text (course notes) to a pdf file and print. You will find the file in the print box. If you use a PC you can use Acrobat Reader to do the same . Course notes are arranged in units that roughly correspond to the weeks of the semester. Study Questions  If you are taking the course on-line you will send me the answers to the study questions as an attachment after you complete each unit, or you can send me the answers for the first six units together. At that time you will take the midterm exam. After you complete the remainder of the units you will take the final. If you are taking the course on-campus you will use the study questions to prepare for class discussions. Last day to drop is 9/5 Unit 1 Overview: The Nervous Syste Unit 2 Overview: General Description of the Central Nervous System Unit 3 Meninges and Cerebrospinal Fluid Unit 4 Cerebral Cortex, and Brodmann's Classification System Unit 5 Corpus Striatum, Rhinencephalon, Connecting Fibers, and Diencephalon Unit 6 Midbrain, Pons, Medulla, and Reticular Formation Unit 7 Cerebellum Unit 8 Spinal Cord, Spinal Nerves, and Autonomic Nervous System Unit 9 Cranial Nerves Unit 10 Upper Motor Neuronal Tracts Unit 11 Blood Supply to the Brain Unit 12 Neurochemistry Readings and References
Texts	Love , Russell and Webb, Wanda. Neurology for the Speech-Language Pathologist, Fifth Edition 2008. Other sources: Bhatnager, Subhash C.  Neuroscience for the Study of Communicative Disorders. FitzGerald , Turlough. Neuroanatomy Basic and Clinical. Visit the Digital Anatomist site at the University of Washington; also look at the quiz from the Department of Neurology, Debrecen University Medical School, Hungary. View hundreds of brain sections at Harvard University.
Learning Goals	To be able to: 1. describe the anatomy and physiology of the brain 2. discuss the neuroscience of swallowing, speech, and language 3. explain upper and lower motor neurons 4. describe the language centers of the brain 5. explain the blood supply to the brain and the arterial anastomosis within the brain.
Classroom Requirements	1. You must answer the study questions after you complete each unit. 2. You must take three examinations including a midterm and a final. 3. The final is on Monday 10-11:50 AM.

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Other courses in the Neuroscience on the Web series: CMSD 636 Neuropathologies of Language and Cognition | CMSD 642 Neuropathologies of Swallowing and Speech Copyright, 1997-2008. Patrick McCaffrey, Ph.D. This page is freely distributable.