Brigitte Stemmer, Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience and Neuropragmatics, Université de Montréal, Canada;

Harry A. Whitaker, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, USA

Inthe last ten years the neuroscience of language has matured as a field.Ten years ago, neuroimaging was just being explored for neurolinguisticquestions, whereas today it constitutes a routine component. At thesame time there have been significant developments in linguistic andpsychological theory that speak to the neuroscience of language. This book consolidates those advances into a single reference.

The Handbook of the Neuroscience of Languageprovides a comprehensive overview of this field. Divided into fivesections, section one discusses methods and techniques includingclinical assessment approaches, methods of mapping the human brain, anda theoretical framework for interpreting the multiple levels of neuralorganization that contribute to language comprehension. Section twodiscusses the impact imaging techniques (PET, fMRI, ERPs, electricalstimulation of language cortex, TMS) have made to language research.Section three discusses experimental approaches to the field, includingdisorders at different language levels in reading as well as writingand number processing. Additionally, chapters here presentcomputational models, discuss the role of mirror seytems for language, and cover brain lateralization with respect to language.Part four focuses on language in special populations, in variousdisease processes, and in developmental disorders. The book with a listing of resources in the neuroscience of language and aglossary of items and concepts to help the novice become acquaintedwith the field.

Editors Stemmer & Whitaker prepared this book to reflect recent developments in neurolinguistics, moving thebook squarely into the cognitive neuroscience of language and capturingthe developments in the field over the past 7 years.

* History section focuses on topics that play a current role in neurolinguistics research, aphasia syndromes, and esion analysis

* Includes section on neuroimaging to reflect the dramatic changes in methodology over the past decade

* Experimental and clinical section reflects recent developments in the field

Audience

Researchers and clinicians in neuropsychology, neuro- and psycholinguistics. Libraries and hospitals.

Contents

PART I – Methods and Techniques 1. Classical and Contemporary Assessment of Aphasia and Acquired Disorders of Language 2. The Hypothesis Testing Approach to the Assessment of Language 3. The Intracarotid Amobarbital Test (Wada Test) and Complementary Procedures to Evaluate Language Before Epilepsy Surgery 4. Architectonic Language Research 5. Microgenesis of Language: Vertical Integration of Linguistic Mechanisms Across the Neuroaxis 6. A Brief Introduction to Common Neuroimaging Techniques PART II – Neuroimaging of Language 7. PET Research of Language 8. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Research of Language 9. Event-Related Potentials in the Study of Language 10. Direct Electrical Stimulation of Language Cortex 11. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) as a Tool for Studying Language PART III – Experimental Neuroscience of Language and Communication 12. Disorders of Phonetics and Phonology 13. Impaired Morphological Processing 14. Disorders of Lexis 15. Disorders of Syntax 16. The Neural Bases of Text and Discourse Processing 17. Neuropragmatics: Disorders and Neural Systems 18. The Role of Memory Systems in Disorders of Language 19. The Relation of Human Language to Human Emotion 20. Acquired Reading and Writing Disorders 21. Number Processing 22. Neurolinguistic Computational Models 23. Mirror Neurons and Language 24. Lateralization of Language Across the Life Span 25. Interhemispheric Interaction in the Lateralized Brain PART IV – Clinical Neuroscience of Language A. Language in Special Populations and in Various Disease Processes 26. Acute Aphasias 27. Language in Dementia 28. Frontal Lobes and Language 29. The Torque Defines the Four Quadrants of the Human Language Circuit and the Nuclear Symptoms of Schizophrenia Identify Their Component Functions 30. Stuttering and Dysfluency 31. Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: A Model for Understanding the Relationship Between Language and Memory 32. Subcortical Language Mechanisms 33. Language and Communication Disorders in Multilinguals 34. Language and Communication in Aging B. Language and Communication in Developmental Disorders 35. Acquired Epileptiform Aphasia or Landau-Kleffner Syndrome: Clinical and Linguistic Aspects 36. Language and Communication in Williams Syndrome 37. Language and Communication Disorders in Autism and Asperger Syndrome C. Recovery from, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Language and Communication Disorders 38. Spontaneous Recovery of Aphasia 39. Therapeutic Approaches in Aphasia Rehabilitation 40. The Pharmacological Treatment of Aphasia 41. Recovery and Treatment of Acquired Reading and Spelling Disorders 42. The Role of Electronic Devices in the Rehabilitation of Language Disorders PART V – Resources 43. Resources in the Neuroscience of Language: A Listing