Directed by The Great Courses

Spencer D. Kelly

In 24 fascinating episodes, Spencer Kelly, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Colgate University, takes you on a fascinating journey to explore questions about the origin of the human mind, what makes our communication so much different than other animals, whether or not language itself influences thought, and how babies learn their native language without direct teaching

Rated TVPG

Mode of access: World Wide Web

Episode 1

Language in Mind

Episode 2

Language as a System

Episode 3

Eleven Linguistic Universals

Episode 4

Communication in the Animal Kingdom

Episode 5

Genes, Brains, and Evolution

Episode 6

How the Brain Created Language

Episode 7

Gesture and the Origins of Human Language

Episode 8

Development: A Mind under Construction

Episode 9

Specializing in Speech Sounds

Episode 10

Navigating a World of Words

Episode 11

Learning to Play the Game of Language

Episode 12

Mastering the Structure of Language

Episode 13

The Brain as a Window into the Mind

Episode 14

How the Brain Comprehends Language

Episode 15

How the Brain Produces Language

Episode 16

Dancing Brains: The Social Side of Language

Episode 17

How Writing Transformed the Mind

Episode 18

Sign Language: Language in Our Hands

Episode 19

Embodied Language: Mind in Body-Body in Mind

Episode 20

The Multilingual Mind

Episode 21

Does Language Shape Thought?

Episode 22

Does Culture Shape Language?

Episode 23

The Benefits of Bilingualism

Episode 24

How Language Makes Us Human