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Speak Up! Mini Cases in Language

Posted July 28th, 2011 by burdoj

This series of mini cases focuses on language deficits (aphasias) and their likely organic causes (problems in specific brain areas). Students read one of the six cases, which are based on actual cases reported in the literature, and connect the symptoms described in the case to a specific aphasia and the affected brain area(s). The cases could be used in a variety of courses, including physiological psychology, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, cognitive science, sensation and perception, and cognitive neuropsychology/neuroscience.

 

 

Objectives:
  • http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/img/icon_bullet.gif); list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; background-position: 0px 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "> Know and understand the cortical areas associated with language; this will include knowledge of specific brain areas, their functions, and some conditions that may arise when damage or dysfunction occurs.
  • http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/img/icon_bullet.gif); list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; background-position: 0px 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "> Be familiar with the aspects of one or more language disorders.
  • http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/img/icon_bullet.gif); list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; background-position: 0px 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "> Be able to work with other students to identify the relevant details in an ambiguous and ill-defined problem and research the important aspects.