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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.
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According to the classical neurological model of language, Broca's Area is involved in speech production, and Wernicke's Area, which is located in the temporal lobe, is required for speech comprehension.
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This part of the brain is where Broca's and Wernicke's areas are located, which control speech and language comprehension.
Dr. Douglas Fields: Tongue Piercings Could Lead to Severe Brain Infections 2010
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This part of the brain is where Broca's and Wernicke's areas are located, which control speech and language comprehension.
Dr. Douglas Fields: Tongue Piercings Could Lead to Severe Brain Infections 2010
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[His or her] Wernicke's area [the portion of the brain presumed to process language] is staffed by an army of jumpsuited code-breakers, working a barn-size space that is strung about the rafters with a mathematically intricate lattice of rope and steel, and maybe gusseted by a synthetic coil that is stronger and more sensitive than either, like guitar strings made from an unraveled spinal cord, each strand tuned to different tensions.
Cry Wolfe 2006
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My own Wernicke's area has long thrilled to the surprising and inventive turns of his narration.
Cry Wolfe 2006
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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
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[His or her] Wernicke's area [the portion of the brain presumed to process language] is staffed by an army of jumpsuited code-breakers, working a barn-size space that is strung about the rafters with a mathematically intricate lattice of rope and steel, and maybe gusseted by a synthetic coil that is stronger and more sensitive than either, like guitar strings made from an unraveled spinal cord, each strand tuned to different tensions.
Cry Wolfe 2006
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My own Wernicke's area has long thrilled to the surprising and inventive turns of his narration.
Cry Wolfe 2006
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Wernicke's sets, costumes and lighting play artfully with the parameters of belief and disbelief.
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