Broca's convolution

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Noun1.Broca's convolution - the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people
Broca's area, Broca's center, 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
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In November 1861, Broca presented a second case with a circumscribed lesion in the left third frontal convolution, which was named "Broca's convolution" by David Ferrier.
Pierre Paul Broca. (A Portrait in History)
When the patient died in 1861, a postmortem revealed damage to the third convolution on the left frontal lobe of the cerebrum (now known as Broca's convolution).
Broca's convolution
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