BCS 265: Language and the Brain

Prerequisites: BCS 152 or LIN 110, and BCS 110 or NSC 201
Offered: Spring

About this course:

This course will examine how the comprehension and production of language is implemented in the human brain. We will consider a number of questions: What is the network of brain areas that subserves language processing? What are the specific functions of these areas? What happens when these brain areas are damaged? What is the timing of brain activity in these areas during language processing? Finally, how do the brain areas involved in language processing overlap with those involved in other complex cognitive processes? The course will examine evidence from neuropsychological patients and from brain imaging studies to address these questions.