LIGN 180Language Representation in the Brain
The mind/body problem, modularity, basic neuroanatomy, cerebral lateralization, re-evaluation of classical language areas, aphasia, dyslexia, the KE family and FOXP2 gene, mirror neurons, sign language, brain development, cortical plasticity, and localization studies of language processing (electrical stimulation, MEG, fMRI, and PET). Students may not receive credit for both LIGN 172 and LIGN 180.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “LIGN 101, or upper-division standing, or consent of instructor.”
Where it sits in degree plans
One of the options in (4)
- Linguistics (B.A.)
- Linguistics (Cognition and Language) (B.A.)
- Linguistics (Language and Society) (B.A.)
- Linguistics (Speech and Language Sciences) (B.A.)
Courses that list LIGN 180 as a prerequisite (1)
- LIGN 172 Psycholinguistics Laboratory Projects