Language and the Brain

by Loraine K. Obler, K. Gjerlow, Kris Gjerlow

Book Overview

How do our brains enable us to speak creatively and build up an understanding of language? This accessible book examines the linguistic and neuro-anatomical underpinnings of language and considers how language skills can systematically break down in individuals with different types of brain damage. By studying children with language disorders, adults with right-hemisphere brain damage, demented patients and people with reading problems, the authors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521466415
• ISBN13: 9780521466417
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.6"