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Wernicke's area
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Wer·nick·e's area  (vrn-kz, -kz)
n.
An area in the posterior temporal lobe of the left hemisphere of the brain involved in the recognition of spoken words.
[After Karl Wernicke (1848-1905), German neurologist.]
Wernicke's area  (vrn-kz, -kz)
An area located in the rear of the left temporal lobe of the brain. It is associated with the ability to recognize and understand spoken language. It is named for its discoverer, German neurologist and psychologist Carl Wernicke (1848-1905).
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Noun1.Wernicke's area - the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people
Wernicke's center
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
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But the investigators also appear to have found that perhaps the best area to treat in most individuals is the Wernicke area, which is the seat of receptive language function.
Technique may reduce auditory hallucinations: improvement brought by ... by Kirn, Timothy F. / Clinical Psychiatry News
Less consistent with classical models were (a) the existence of left-hemisphere temporoparietal language areas outside the traditional Wernicke area, namely, in the middle temporal, inferior temporal, fusiform, and angular gyri; (b) extensive left prefrontal language areas outside the classical Broca area; and (c) clear participation of these left frontal areas in a task emphasizing "receptive" language functions (Binder et al.
FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPIC IMAGING OF ... by Richards, Todd L. / Learning Disability Quarterly
 
 
 
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