Overview

This book provides the first presentation of the state-of-the-art in the application of modern Neuroscience research in predicting, preventing and alleviating the negative sequelae of neurodevelopmental, acquired, or neurodegenerative brain abnormalities on speech and language. To this end, this edited volume brings together contributions from several leading experts in a markedly broad range of disciplines, comprising Neurology, Neurosurgery, Genetics, Engineering, Neuroimaging and Neurostimulation, Neuropsychology, and Speech and Language Therapy.

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Author:   Georgios P. D. Argyropoulos
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
Weight:   0.629kg
ISBN:  

9783030356866

ISBN 10:   3030356868
Pages:   290
Publication Date:   28 February 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Translational Neuroscience of Speech and Language Disorders: State of the Art. -2. Translational Neuroscience of Aphasia and Adult Language Rehabilitation. -3. Treatment and intervention approaches for the improvement of language abilities in neurodegenerative diseases.- 4. Neural and Genetic Mechanisms of Dyslexia.- 5. The role of memory systems in neurodevelopmental disorders of language.- 6. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and Language/Speech: Can patients benefit from a combined therapeutic approach?.- 7. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Aphasia Rehabilitation.- 8. The Cerebellum: A Therapeutic Target in Treating Speech and Language Disorders.- 9. Navigated rTMS for Mapping the Language Network in Preoperative Settings: Current Status and Future Prospects.- 10. Presurgical Language fMRI in Epilepsy: An Introduction.- 11. Lesion-symptom mapping in speech and language disorders: a translational perspective.

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Georgios P.D. Argyropoulos holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Edinburgh. He is an associate fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) and a chartered member of the British Psychological Society (CPsychol). He currently works as a postdoctoral researcher in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford. 

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