Wernicke

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Wernickes Area

• By Joey Watson

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Wernicke's area

• a part of the human brain that forms part of the
  cortex, on the left posterior section of the
  superior temporal gyrus, encircling the auditory
  cortex, on the Sylvian fissure (part of the brain
  where the temporal lobe and parietal lobe meet).
• It is usually located in the left hemisphere as
  that is where the specialized language skill
  areas can be found for the majority of people.

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• Wernicke's area is named after Karl Wernicke, a
  German neurologist and psychiatrist
• In 1874 he discovered that damage to this area
  could cause a type of aphasia that is now called
  Wernickes aphasia or receptive aphasia
• Aphasia results in impairment of language
  comprehension