Broca's area

Bro·ca's area  (brkz)

n.

An area located in the frontal lobe usually of the left cerebral hemisphere and associated with the motor control of speech. Also called Broca's center.

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[After Paul Broca (1824-1880), French surgeon and physical anthropologist.]

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Broca's area  (brkz)

An area located in the frontal lobe of the brain, usually in the left cerebral hemisphere. It is associated with the motor control of speech. Broca's area is named for French surgeon and anthropologist Pierre Paul Broca (1824-80), who first located the area.

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Broca's area - the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people Broca's center, Broca's convolution, Broca's gyrus, convolution of Broca nerve center, nerve centre, center, centre - a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere" language area, language zone - a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language