NEUROPSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE, READING, AND SPELLING

By BARBARA JONES

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION OF SOUND MIND: A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SOUND AND THE BRAIN I HOW SOUND WORKS 1 SIGNALS OUTSIDE THE HEAD 2 SIGNALS INSIDE THE HEAD 3 LEARNING: MERGING SIGNALS OUTSIDE THE HEAD WITH THE SIGNALS INSIDE 4 THE LISTENING BRAIN: A QUEST II OUR SONIC SELVES 5 MUSIC IS THE JACKPOT: SENSING, THINKING, MOVING, FEELING 6 RHYTHM: INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE HEAD 7 THE ROOT OF LANGUAGE IS SOUND 8 MUSIC AND LANGUAGE: A PARTNERSHIP 9 THE BILINGUAL BRAIN 10 BIRDSONG 11 NOISE: STOP THAT RACKET, IT’S HURTING MY BRAIN 12 AGING AND THE SOUND MIND 13 SOUND AND BRAIN HEALTH: SPOTLIGHT ON ATHLETES AND CONCUSSION 14 OUR SONIC PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE