Wernicke’s area

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Wernicke’s area

Post by admin » Fri Jun 07, 2019 9:09 pm

Language is subserved by the left hemisphere in nearly all right-handed people and in over 60% of left-handed people. Language comprehension is served mainly by the dominant temporal lobe, especially Wernicke’s area (the posterior third of the superior temporal gyrus), while language expression relies on more anterior structures such as Broca’s area (the posterior third of inferior frontal gyrus).

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