Cognitive and communication interventions : neuroscience applications for speech-language pathologists /
Martha S. Burns.
- xvii, 318 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface Introduction and Chapter Overview Chapter 1. NEUROSCIENCE OVERVIEW AND UPDATE Chapter 2: HUMAN BRAIN: ORAL, GESTURAL AND WRITTEN LANGUAGE NETWORKS Chapter 3: COGNTIVE NEUROSCIENCE AND CONNECTOMICS APPLICATIONS TO NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS CHAPTER 4: HOW THE HUMAN BRAIN CHANGES: NEUROGENETICS, NEUROPLASTICITY IN MATURATION, RECOVERY, AND ENVIRONMENT Chapter 5: ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN BRAIN MATURATION OF LANGUAGE AND COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS Chapter 6: CONNECTOMICS & GENETICS OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL COGNITIVE AND COMMUNICATION DISORDERS Chapter 7: CONNECTOMICS & GENETICS OF ACQUIRED COGNTIVE AND COMMUNICATION DISORDERS Chapter 8 HOW THERAPY CHANGES THE BRAIN Chapter 9 OTHER CONSIDERATIONS: MAXIMIZING THERAPEUTIC OUTCOMES Appendices: I A Short Syntax Overview II ICD-11 Language Disorders III ICD-11 Dementias IV Recent Clinical Resources for Task Selection with Strong Evidence-Base
"Understanding the recent science about how therapy changes the brain can empower clinicians to face the challenges of increasingly demanding medical and educational settings. However, many speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are unaware of the vast impact new neuroscience research has on clinical practice. Cognitive and Communication Interventions: Neuroscience Applications for Speech-Language Pathologists is a practical guide which informs and enables SLP's, clinical psychologists, and other therapeutic professionals to use new research to enhance their clinical outcomes"--
9781635502923 1635502926
2020027165
Language Disorders--therapy Speech-Language Pathology--methods Cognitive Neuroscience--methods