1. health and fitness
2. disorders

CS&D210:TheNeuralBasesofCommunication
OnlineCourseSyllabus
Specifications:Thisisan8‐weekcoursethatiscompletelyonlinehousedbyD2LonLearn@UWwithanasynchronousformat.Thismeans
youcanworkaheadatyourownpace,butwewillbehandlingquestionsanddiscussionspertainingtoactivitiesfortheassignedweek.
Therearemodulesthatarethematic,basedonthestructureandfunctionofthenervoussystemastheypertaintocommunicationfunction
anddysfunction.
Format:Contentdeliveryisanintroductoryaudio+PowerPointrecordingwithmajorthemes,accompaniedbywrittencoursematerialsand
assignedreadingsfromthetextbookaswellashyperlinkstovideoexamples.Thereisalsoanonline,interactivebrainatlas.
Activities:Thelearnerwilllistentoaudio+PowerPointrecordings,readmaterialsandbookchapters,interactwiththeonlinebrainatlas,
takequizzesandexams,andcompleteonewrittenassignmentthatisacriticalappraisalofbookdealingwithacommunicationdisorder.
Assessment:10Quizzes(openbook),3exams(closedbook,droplowestexam),writtenassignment,andcomprehensivefinalexam(closed
bookbutallowedone8x12paperwithanynotes/figuresonfrontandbackthatwillbesubmittedtotheinstructors).
Thiscourseprovidesanoverviewonhowthebraincontrolsfunctionsthatarerelatedtocommunication.Thelearnerwillacquire
knowledgeonbasicanatomyandphysiologyofthenervoussystem,withfocusonspeech,language,hearing,andcognition.
Further,thelearnerwillunderstandhowdiseases,trauma,andagingmayaffectthesefunctions.Thefollowingarethe
overarchingthemesthatguidethestructureandcontentofthecourse.
 Communicationisvitalforsurvivalandqualityoflife.
 Communicationismulti‐modalandthusthecontrolofcommunicationbythebrainiscomplex.
 Despitethecomplexityoftheneuralcontrolofcommunication,therearesomeorganizingprinciplesthathelpuslearnhow
todiagnoseandtreatdisordersofcommunicativefunction.
 Knowinghownormalfunctionbreaksdownwithdiseasesorconditionsthataffectcommunicationhelpstoinformand
improvediagnosisandtreatmentofcommunicationdisorders.
Instructor
GaryWeismer,PhD
ProfessorandChair
DepartmentofCommunicationSciencesandDisorders
UniversityofWisconsin‐Madison
[email protected]
TeachingAssistant:TBD
CourseObjectives‐attheendofthecourse,thelearnerwillbeableto:
1. Useappropriateterminologyrelatedtothestudyofneuroanatomyandneurophysiology.
2. Identifykeystructuresofthecentralandperipheralnervoussystems.
3. Describethebasicdevelopmentofthenervoussystem.
4. Describethemajorcomponentsofthevascularandcerebralspinalfluidsystemstothebrainandspinalcord.
5. Describethepartsofaneuron,aswellasthebasicneurophysiologyofhowneuronsconductelectricaland
chemicalsignalingwithinthenervoussystem.
6. Differentiatebetweenthefollowingintermsoffunctionandimpairment:uppermotoneurons,lower
motoneurons,corticobulbartract,corticospinaltract.
7. Describethebasiccomponentsofthesensorimotorsystem,includingthebasalganglia,cerebellum,thalamus,
primaryandassociationcortices,andascendinganddescendingpathways.
8. Performabasiccranialnerveexam.
9. Identifythebasicneuralcomponentsofthevisualandauditorysystems.
10.Describethemajorneuralcomponentsthatcontributetospeechmotorcontrolandhowdamagetothese
contributestomotorspeechdisorders.
11.Identifythemajorlanguageareasofthebrainanddescribehowpatternsofdamagecontributetothevarious
manifestationsoflanguagedisorders.
12.Definehigherorderfunctionsofthebrainandexplainhowdeficitsmanifestinpatients.
Textbook:Bhatnagar,NeurosciencefortheStudyofCommunicativeDisorders,Lippincot,Williams&WilkinsISBN‐10:
1609138716|ISBN‐13:978‐1609138714|Edition:Fourth
Howtocontactus:PostquestiononPiazzaQ&A*‐availablethroughLearn@UW(monitoredweekdaysbyinstructors,
makesuretosubscribetoemailupdates).*Thesystemishighlycateredtogettingyouhelpfastandefficientlyfrom
classmates,theTA,andtheprofessor.Ratherthanemailingquestionstotheteachingstaff,werequestthatyoutopost
yourquestionsonPiazza.Wealsoencouragethestudentstotryandanswerotherstudents’questions,posthelpfullinks
andtutorials,andusethisasanonlinecommunity.Ifyouhaveanyproblemsorfeedbackforthedevelopers,email
[email protected]: piazza.com/wisc/summer2015/csd210_001_su15_dhh
CourseRequirements
Therewillbe10onlinequizzesduringthesemester,onecourseproject(assignmentonLearn@UWfordetails),3
examinationsandacomprehensivefinalexamination.Thequizzesareonlineandopennote.Youwillhave2
opportunitiestotakethesequizzeswithina48‐72hourperiod(seeschedulebelow).Theyaredesignedtotestyour
understandingofthematerialandprepareyoufortheexams.Thereare3examinations,however,onlyyourtwo
highestscoreswillcounttowardyoufinalgrade.Inotherwords,yourlowesttestscorewillbedropped.Assuch,there
arenoexcusedabsencesforquizzesortests.
OnlineQuizzes10at10points
100
CourseProject50points 50
Exams3at100points(droplowestscore)
200
ComprehensiveFinalExam 100
Total
450
Scale:94‐100%=A88‐93%=AB82‐87%=B76‐81%=BC70‐75%=C60‐69%=D>60%=F
CourseSchedule
Date Module Opens 06/15/2015 06/17/2015 06/19/2015 06/22/2015 06/24/2015 Module Topics Introduction to course, syllabus, review basic terms Parts of the nervous system, gross anatomy of NS Development of the Nervous System
Ventricles, meninges, blood supply
Readings (from Bhatnagar) Chapter 1
Date of quizzes and exams (close at 11:59pm) Chapters 2 (pp. 35‐76), 3 (95‐100) Chapter 4
Chapters 2 (pp. 76‐84), 7,8 Chapter 5
Quiz 1 Intro, gross anatomy: 06/19/2015 07/01/2015 07/06/2015 07/08/2015 07/10/2015 parts of a neuron, action potential, action potential propagation neurophysiology, neurotransmitters, chemical signaling Catch‐up, Exam Review Visual System, Auditory System Limbic System 07/13/2015 07/15/2015 Sensorimotor system 1 Sensorimotor system 2 07/17/2015 Gross Anatomy of the Brainstem, Cranial Nerves Chapters 13, 14, 15, 16
Chapters 11, 13, 14, 15, 16 Chapter 3 (100‐110), Chapter 17 07/20/2015 07/24/2015 07/27/2015 07/29/2015 07/31/2015 08/03/2015 Review for exam 2 Speech motor control, motor speech disorders Language Part 1 Language Part 2 Disorders
Higher Order Function Part 1,
Higher Order function Disorders
Chapter 19
Chapter 19
Chapter 19
08/04/2015 08/08/2014 Review Exam 3 Review for Cumulative Final
06/29/2015 Chapter 5
Chapter 12
Chapter 9
Chapter 18
Quiz 2 development, ventricles, etc.: 06/25/2015 Quiz 3 Action potential: 06/29/2015
Quiz 4 Neurotransmitters, etc.: 07/01/2015 Exam 1: 07/03/2015
Quiz 5 Auditory and visual systems: 07/10/2015 Quiz 6 Motor System: 07/17/2015
Quiz 7 Brainstem, cranial nerves: 07/20/2015 Exam 2: 07/23/2015
Quiz 8 Motor speech disorders: 07/27/2015 Quiz 9 language disorders: 07/31/2015
Quiz 10 Higher order : 08/04/2015
Exam 3: 08/05/2105
Cumulative Final Exam 08/07/2015
Book assignment due 08/07/2015