COMD 2358 Anatomy & Physiology of Hearing and Language

This course provides undergraduate students of communication sciences and disorders with an in-depth exploration of the anatomy and physiology of the organs and brain systems dedicated to hearing and receptive language processing as well as the brain systems responsible for expressive language. The first part will focus on the anatomy of the peripheral auditory system (including the outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear) and auditory central nervous system. Students will provide a comprehensive and sequential description of auditory transduction from the point a sound signal arrives at the pinna to the point the signal arrives and gets processed at the primary auditory cortex and related areas of the temporal lobe. The second part of the course will focus on brain regions and networks mediating the integration of perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and language functions. Students will describe the process and steps involved in expressive language production. 

Prerequisite

COMD 2110 must be taken prior to or concurrently with this course.