Wernicke's area
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Wernicke's area was discovered by Karl Wernicke in 1874. It is the left superior temporal gyrus. Specifically, this area controls the function of connects speech sounds to stored representations of words. Wernicke's area is anatomically linked to Broca's area. A lesion to this area will likely result in difficulties in language comprehension. In an article published by Carl Wernicke in 1874, he reported 10 aphasic patients with difficulties in language comprehension. An autopsy on four of the patients provided results that they had lesions damaging the left temporal lobe. This specfic type of aphasia is now known as ''Wernicke's aphasia''. | Wernicke's area was discovered by Karl Wernicke in 1874. It is the left superior temporal gyrus. Specifically, this area controls the function of connects speech sounds to stored representations of words. Wernicke's area is anatomically linked to Broca's area. A lesion to this area will likely result in difficulties in language comprehension. In an article published by Carl Wernicke in 1874, he reported 10 aphasic patients with difficulties in language comprehension. An autopsy on four of the patients provided results that they had lesions damaging the left temporal lobe. This specfic type of aphasia is now known as ''Wernicke's aphasia''. | ||
Other brain areas associated with language function include: Broca's area, supramarginal gyrus, angular gyrus, and arcuate fasciculus. | Other brain areas associated with language function include: Broca's area, supramarginal gyrus, angular gyrus, and arcuate fasciculus. | ||
Revision as of 16:57, 23 April 2008
Wernicke's area was discovered by Karl Wernicke in 1874. It is the left superior temporal gyrus. Specifically, this area controls the function of connects speech sounds to stored representations of words. Wernicke's area is anatomically linked to Broca's area. A lesion to this area will likely result in difficulties in language comprehension. In an article published by Carl Wernicke in 1874, he reported 10 aphasic patients with difficulties in language comprehension. An autopsy on four of the patients provided results that they had lesions damaging the left temporal lobe. This specfic type of aphasia is now known as Wernicke's aphasia.
Other brain areas associated with language function include: Broca's area, supramarginal gyrus, angular gyrus, and arcuate fasciculus.
