Review
"The primary strength of this text is in its detail and organization. A very complete, well-written text. Its scope includes explanations of the mechanisms of the brain underlying basic and skilled actions from cellular functions, anatomic structures and physiologic processes of the nervous system. With a solid background in neuroscience, students will be able to better understand brain-behavior relationships in order to make appropriate clinical assessment and treatment decisions. The relatable examples, with a touch of humor, makes the text very readable. Students should be able to relate to all analogies and this prevents the reader from getting too bogged down in detail as they attempt to understand complex concepts." --Janis M. Jarecki-Liu, PhD, Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Clarion University of Pennsylvania
"The author is very creative and the relatable, conversational style of this book is a definite strength. The author uses well placed, vivid analogies to explain concepts that can be quite challenging for students. The overall structure and organization of the book is also a strength as it uses a logical progression of the material." --Irene M. Barrow, PhD, Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, James Madison University
"This book is a great improvement over what I ve used in the past and other books available. It is well-written, has good and accurate figures, and accurate information." --Margaret Lehman Blake, PhD, Associate Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Houston
About the Author
Richard D. Andreatta, PhD, is an Associate Professor in Communication Sciences & Disorders (CSD) and Rehabilitation Sciences in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. Dr. Andreatta received his PhD in Speech Physiology and Neural Science from Indiana University, Bloomington, and completed postdoctoral work in animal laryngeal neurophysiology at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Andreatta serves as the director of undergraduate studies in CSD and teaches courses in the speech sciences, speech anatomy & physiology, communication neuroscience, rehabilitation neuroplasticity, and dynamic systems theory. Dr. Andreatta is a recipient of the University of Kentucky Great Teacher Award and the UK College of Health Sciences Kingston Award for Teaching Excellence. Dr. Andreatta's research interests include sensory neuroscience and psychophysics in the orofacial system, laryngeal muscle biology, and the neurophysiology of speech production.
