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Wernicke's area is the region of the brain that is important for language development. It is located in the temporal lobe on the left side of the brain and it plays a part in speech comprehension. Language development or usage can be seriously impaired by damage to Wernicke's area of the brain.
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.
Wernicke area, region of the brain that contains motor neurons involved in the comprehension of speech. The Wernicke area is located in the posterior third of the upper temporal convolution of the left hemisphere of the brain. Thus, it lies close to the auditory cortex.
Wernicke area receives its vascular supply from the inferior temporal branch of the middle cerebral artery. The temporal lobe drains blood via 2 primary routes. The first involves the anterior drainage of the temporal lobe via the superficial middle cerebral vein.
Wernicke's area (/ ˈ v ɛər n ɪ k ə /; German: [ˈvɛɐ̯nɪkə]), also called Wernicke's speech area, is one of the two parts of the cerebral cortex that are linked to speech, the other being Broca's area. It is involved in the comprehension of written and spoken language, in contrast to Broca's area, which is primarily involved in the ...
The term “Wernicke's area” is most often used as an anatomical label for the gyri forming the lower posterior left sylvian fissure. Although traditionally this region was held to support language comprehension, modern imaging and neuropsychological ...
Wernicke’s area is a region in the posterior section of the superior temporal gyrus in the dominant cerebral hemisphere (Brodmann's area 22). This area closely associated with the auditory cortex. Language function localizes to the left cerebral hemisphere in almost all right-handed people and 60% of left-handed people.