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  • The study involved taking recordings from a part of the brain called Wernicke's area, at the back of the left temporal lobe, which is involved in speech comprehension.

    Brain activity decoded to play back heard words 2012

  • The operation stimulates the brain's motor cortex and creates a new section between the two language control areas known as Wernicke's area and Broca's area.

    William Klein: Medical Advance Enables McCain to Talk Out of Both Sides of His Mouth 2008

  • The body stores thiamine for 18 to 60 days, and deficiency can lead to cardiovascular problems or wet beriberi, nervous system problems or dry beriberi, or an acute neurological disorder with eye movement problems called Wernicke's encephalopathy.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2008

  • Thus, some patients who have suffered one particular sort of damage to the brain an injury to that part of the brain known as Wernicke’s area have been found to be capable of speech of a sort, but they experience difficulty in producing nouns when they speak.

    In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

  • He noted that, while many aspects of language and related functions are located in the two parts of the brain’s left hemisphere known as Wernicke’s area and Broca’s area, the right-brain counterparts to these areas are nowadays largely dormant.

    In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

  • He noted that, while many aspects of language and related functions are located in the two parts of the brain’s left hemisphere known as Wernicke’s area and Broca’s area, the right-brain counterparts to these areas are nowadays largely dormant.

    In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

  • Thus, some patients who have suffered one particular sort of damage to the brain an injury to that part of the brain known as Wernicke’s area have been found to be capable of speech of a sort, but they experience difficulty in producing nouns when they speak.

    In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

  • He noted that, while many aspects of language and related functions are located in the two parts of the brain’s left hemisphere known as Wernicke’s area and Broca’s area, the right-brain counterparts to these areas are nowadays largely dormant.

    In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

  • He noted that, while many aspects of language and related functions are located in the two parts of the brain’s left hemisphere known as Wernicke’s area and Broca’s area, the right-brain counterparts to these areas are nowadays largely dormant.

    In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

  • Thus, some patients who have suffered one particular sort of damage to the brain an injury to that part of the brain known as Wernicke’s area have been found to be capable of speech of a sort, but they experience difficulty in producing nouns when they speak.

    In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

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