NEURAL MECHANISMS OF SPEECH, HEARING AND LANGUAGE

CS&D 503

Course Description

Basic neuroanatomical and neurophysiological mechanisms underlying the communication process. Neuropathologies and their associated communication disorders.

Prerequisties

(Declared in Biology or Neurobiology) and (CS&D 210 or PSYCH/ZOOLOGY 523 ), or declared in Communication Sciences Disorders MS

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Offered

Fall

Grade Point Average

3.89

1.71% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

0.11% from Historical

A Rate

87.76%

14.69% from Historical

Class Size

4.61% from Historical

2025 Fall Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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NIKE GNANATEJA GURINDAPALLI

[email protected]

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