Broca's area - Linked to speech production; maintains language output. Damage can lead to Broca's Aphasia.
Wernicke's area - Involved in the understanding of written and spoken language. Damage can lead to Wernicke's Aphasia.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Hey! I'm Talking To You!
Believe it or not, your brain controls the words that come out of your mouth and it processes everything that you hear. Here are the two areas of the brain that are related to language and speech perception:
Broca's area - Linked to speech production; maintains language output. Damage can lead to Broca's Aphasia.
Wernicke's area - Involved in the understanding of written and spoken language. Damage can lead to Wernicke's Aphasia.
Broca's area - Linked to speech production; maintains language output. Damage can lead to Broca's Aphasia.
Wernicke's area - Involved in the understanding of written and spoken language. Damage can lead to Wernicke's Aphasia.
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