Preclinical Speech Science: Anatomy, Physiology, Acoustics, and Perception

Preclinical Speech Science: Anatomy, Physiology, Acoustics, Perception, now in its second edition, is the text of choice for undergraduate and graduate courses in speech science. Written in a user-friendly style by three distinguished scientists/ editors/ clinicians who have taught the course to thousands of students at premier educational programs, the text comprehensively covers anatomy, physiology, acoustics, perception, and swallowing. This book helps speech-language pathologists in training understand the science that underpins their work and provides a framework for the evaluation and management of their future clients. It provides all that instructors need to ensure that their students are fully ready for their clinical practicum training.

• Describes scientific principles explicitly and in translational terms that emphasize their relevance to clinical practice
• Features original, full-color illustrations and artwork designed to be instructive learning tools
• Includes clinical scenarios woven into the text to emphasize the relevance of the concepts presented and focus the discussion on humanistic values
• Incorporates analogies that aid thinking about processes from different perspectives
• Features "sidetracks" that relate interesting historical and contemporary facts to the discipline of speech science
• Provides a framework for conceptualizing the uses, subsystems, and levels of observation of speech production, speech, and swallowing
• Includes material that is ideal for preparing both undergraduate and graduate for clinical study

The second edition of Preclinical Speech Science includes updates of existing chapters, plus a comprehensive, detailed new chapter titled "Brain Structures and Mechanisms for Speech, Language, and Hearing." As in the first edition chapters, this new chapter contains beautifully drawn, full-color, detailed artwork to facilitate the task of learning nervous system structures and physiology. The chapter concludes with a unique section on a brain-based model of communication skills in humans.

With its new chapter, plus the updates to the first-edition chapters, Preclinical Speech Science, Second Edition has solidified its place as a leading textbook for undergraduate and graduate coursework in speech science.