Neuroscience of Language Draft Syllabus
Classes: Tues. & Thursday Ruter 203, 9:30 to 10:45
Lab: Tuesday 1:30 or 3:00
Text: Lieberman, P. (2002). Human language and our reptilian brain. Cambridge Mass.: Harvard.
Faculty email Offices Office Hours
Jeff Cross jcross Carnegie 19
Alec Dale adale Carnegie 9 MWF 10-12
Nancy Smith nsmith Ruter
Class # Topic Readings
1. Thurs. Jan 20 all Orientation to the course syllabus
Pre-test- in class
2. Tues. Jan 25 cross Neurons, brain and language: Handout #1 on neuronal
what's necessary? physiology and gross brain
anatomy; hallucination articles 15a, 48
3. Tues. Jan 25 dale/all Lab #1 single cell electrophysiology
& "neuron dances"
4. Th. Jan 27cross/all In-Class Models Lab - Brain, Handout #2 - keys to critical
Ear, and Throat models components of models 29
Evoked potential demo.
5. Tues. Feb. 1smith Talking about Language Sapir & Fishman article&Marcus, et al, 2003
15, 36
6. Tues. Feb 1 dale/all Lab#2 Audiometry - use of stimulus software
7. Thurs. Feb 3 all Language development: videoclip: infant perception
description
and theory 4 (in part), 45
8. Tues. Feb 8 all Language elaboration:
Neural and cognitive components
Video clip-Gazzaniga-Split brain "chicken manure" example
23
9. Tues. Feb. 8 dale/all Lab #3 DAF
19
10.
Thurs. Feb 10 cross/all Learning
and Memory 18
11. Tues. Feb 15 cross/all Memory systems 41
12. Tues. Feb 15 dale/all Lab #4 Memory- distraction STM task
13. Thurs. Feb 17 cross Language and brain injury: 8a, 33
aphasias & anomias
14. Tues. Feb 22 smith Bilingual brains: Five cornerstones article
factors affecting acquisition dichotic listening articles
guests: Mandarin speakers Fabbro (2001)
24, 44
15. Tues Feb 22 dale/all Lab#5 Dichotic Listening Lab
40
16. Thurs Feb 24 all Bilingual brains: bilingual aphasia articles
spoken and gestural/manual 6, 14
language
17. Tues Mar 1 all Bilingual brains: 13
injury and recovery; scanning
techniques
18. Tues Mar 1 dale/all Lab#6 EEG: alpha blocking
Molfese, et al.,(2001)
29 in part
19. Thurs Mar 3 dale/all Language & Cognition Fishman (1989)
15
20. Tues Mar 8 dale/all Language & Cognition Vygotsky-Piaget debate
Majid-TICS 2004
21. T Mar 8dale/all Lab#7 Cognates & Non- Cognates
(Kristen Blake comp)
22. Thurs Mar 10 Smith/all Elaboration on language elements Does Broca play by the rules?; Marcus (2003)
5, 8
23. Tues Mar 15 Smith/all Elaboration on language elements;
Learning styles revisited
24. Tues Mar 15 dale/all Lab #8 Laterality lab
(aggressive vs non-aggressive words)
25. Thurs Mar 17 smith/all Lost in translation
Spring Break: Sat March 19 through Sunday March 27
26.Tues Mar 29 dale higher order cognition; attention
cocktail party effect
27. Tues Mar 29 dale/all Lab #9 Subliminal stimuli lab GSR
amygdala articles
28. Thurs Mar 32 smith/all Emotions in language –prosody 1
29. Tues Apr 5 dale /all Emotions-autonomic nervous system 10, 16
30. Tues Apr 5 dale/all Lab # 10 Emotions and Language
31. Thurs Apr 7 cross/all Limbic System & Emotion Damasio's Somatic Marker hypothesis
32. Tues Apr 12 cross/all Amygdala and faces 38
33. Tues Apr 12 dale/all Lab #11 Facial Expression
EMG facial muscles;
(good & bad jokes)
34. Thurs Apr. 14 cross/all cognitive
disorders: autism, 34, 47
William's Syndrome, and other
genetic/developmental disorders
35.
Tues Apr. 19 cross/all cognitive
disorders: autism, 37
William's Syndrome, and other
genetic/developmental disorders
36. Tues Apr 19 cross/all Lab #12 Autism rat model demonstration
8A
37. Thurs Apr 21 cross/smith Speech production
38. Tues Apr 26 coates/crozier? Respiration & Speech
39. Tues Apr 26 dale/all Lab #13 Respiration Lab
40. Thurs Apr 28 Kelley Levis –evening class 6, 34a
41. Tues May 3 Speech Pathology – TBA-Senior Project Day
42. Tues May 3 Lab Practicum
Final paper/exam due ????