wernicke's area

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Noun wernicke's area has 1 sense

Wernicke's area, Wernicke's center - the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people
--₁ is a kind of center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre
--₁ is a part of language area, language zone

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Wernicke's Area

Definition: Wernicke's Area refers to a specific region in the brain's left hemisphere, primarily located in the posterior part of the superior temporal gyrus. It is involved in speech comprehension and language processing.

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Damage to Wernicke's Area can result in receptive aphasia, where individuals struggle to understand spoken or written language.
Scientists have conducted various studies to explore the role of Wernicke's Area in bilingual language processing.

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