Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of the nervous system -- Ventricular system : cranium, ventricles, and meninges -- Neuron anatomy and physiology -- Neuroembryology -- Diencephalon -- Somatosensory systems -- Visual system -- Auditory and vestibular systems -- Chemical senses : smell and taste -- Motor systems -- Cranial nerves -- Limbic system and reticular formation -- Cerebrovascular system -- Communication and cognition -- Neuroplasticity -- Clinical cases.

"Clinical Neuroscience for Communication Disorders: Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology offers a comprehensive and easy-to-understand introduction to neuroscience for undergraduates and beginning graduate students in the field of communication disorders. Packed with features to aid student understanding, this textbook introduces the neurologic underpinnings of systems involved in communication (speech, language, cognition, hearing) and swallowing. A highly readable writing style makes abstract and complex material accessible to students and provides just the right amount of information to challenge yet not overwhelm students"-- Provided by publisher.