LING104 - Language and the Brain

Activity
LEC
Section number integer
1
Title (text only)
Language and the Brain
Term
2019C
Subject area
LING
Section number only
001
Section ID
LING104001
Course number integer
104
Registration notes
Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen.
Meeting times
TR 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Meeting location
CHEM 514
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Kathryn Dolores Schuler Martin
Description
This course offers an introduction to the brain basis of language. Its primary goal is to introduce students to the study of the brain and language by combining basic concepts from linguistics, psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience. We will consider, through lectures and readings, a number of questions: What areas of the brain underlie language processing and acquisition? What are the fundamental functions of these brain areas and how do these functions overlap with other cognitive processes? How is language impacted when one of these areas is damaged? And what are the methods and approaches researchers use to examine these questions? This is an introductory course and no specific background is assumed or required.
Course number only
104
Use local description
No