Enrollment year
2022/2023
Academic discipline
L-LIN/01 (GLOTTOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF BRAIN AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Course
PSYCHOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE AND HUMAN SCIENCES
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
1st semester (03/10/2022 - 21/12/2022)
Lesson hours
36 lesson hours
Activity type
WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of the anatomical and physiological foundations of mental functions is required, corresponding or equivalent to the program of the three-year degree course "Physiological Psychology"
Learning outcomes
The course aims to provide an introduction to the basic concepts of contemporary linguistics, and a systematic treatment of current knowledge on the biological foundations of language, through the analysis of pathological conditions (neuropsychology of language) and of the study methods in normal populations (neuroimaging and neurophysiology).
In particular, the course is aimed at students interested in acquiring updated knowledge on a core area of cognitive neuroscience research.
At the end of the course the student must be able to:
-describe the main levels of linguistic organization
- recognize the main developmental and acquired language disorders
- discuss the contribution of structural and functional neuroimaging and of neurophysiology to the study of the neurobiology of language
Course contents
Introduction to linguistics
Biological foundations of language
Clinical language assessment
Acquired disorders (aphasias)
Developmental disorders
The contribution of neuroimaging
Neurophysiology of language
Teaching methods
The course is based on lectures, video material, group discussion and individual discussion of scientific articles.
Reccomended or required readings
Moro, A. 2008. The boundaries of Babel (II ed.) The MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.
Denes, G. 2012. Talking heads: the neuroscience of language. Psychology Press.
Assessment methods
Oral and / or written exam with methods to be discussed with the student.
Further information
The slides used for teaching will be available in the download area of the Psychology Section website.
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