Broca area, region of the brain that contains neurons involved in speech function. This area, located in the frontal part of the left hemisphere of the brain, was discovered in 1861 by French surgeon Paul Broca, who found it serves a vital role in the generation of articulate speech.

Wernicke-Geschwind model of auditory comprehension Heschl's gyrus->Wernicke's area

Wernicke’s area is a structure of the brain that is believed to be involved in language comprehension, specifically the comprehension of speech sounds. It is also considered to be the receptive language center of the brain.

Aphasia is an impairment of language that affects a person’s ability to produce and comprehend speech as well as read or write. Aphasia most commonly results from stroke, the leading cause of adult disability in the United States. A stroke can occur anywhere in the brain, and depending on where damage occurs, aphasia presents differently. The…

Broca’s vs Wernicke’s

Researchers argue the Classic Model of the neurological basis of language function is obsolete in a new study.

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In the late 1800’s, neurologists Broca and Wernicke discovered lesions (or damage) to the left side of the brain that could possibly destruct speech patterns. Today this is known as Foreign Accent …

Wernicke's area is a region of the brain important in language comprehension. Damage to this area can lead to Wernicke's aphasia which causes meaningless speech.