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Chapter 1 Essential Concepts and Principles of Neuroscience

Summary

Neuroscience and communicative disorders are two closely related disciplines. Basic understanding of neuroscience is essential for a comprehensive training in speech-language-hearing pathology. The rationale for training in neuroscience is that it provides a broad framework for diagnosing communication disorders and for providing effective remediation. Such background will also help students in communicative disorders and human behavior become creative partners in a team approach to managing a patient’s clinical condition, nurturing good working relationships with colleagues in the medical and paramedical professions.

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Although neuroscience is admittedly complex, there are ways to overcome its technical terminology. The basic neurologic concepts and technical tools that are prerequisite for learning neuroscience and are needed for solving clinical problems involving neurologically impaired patients have been presented. Familiarity with the rule of word formation and an approach that emphasizes persistent repetition, visual orientation, and deductive reasoning can make learning neuroscience easier. Visual familiarity with the graphic details given in Chapters 2 and 3 is necessary to develop the foundation for understanding the functional organization of the nervous system.

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