recall that language processing occurs within Broca’s area, Wernicke’s area, and Geschwind’s territory

What is the left hemisphere responsible for

language

what is Broca’s area responsible for

speech production

where is Broca’s area

left frontal lobe

Broca’s aphasia

difficulty expiressing one’s self via written or spoken means

how does Broca’s aphasia occur

damage to left frontal lobe

what is Broca’s aphasia characterised by

non-fluent, broken, 1-2 words at a time

Broca’s aphasia eg

word…word word word…. word word

what is Wernicke’s area responsible for

understanding speech

what is Wernicke’s aphasia

difficulty producing written and spoken language that makes sense

where is Wernicke’s area

left temporal lobe

what is Wernicke’s aphasia characterised by

fluent unbroken speech - nonsensical

unable to understand speech - gibberish

difficulty producing written speach

Wernicke’s area eg

Mother is away here working her work

Geschwind’s terriotry

nerve fibres connecting Broca’s and Wernicke’s area

where is Geschwind’s territory

left parietal lobe

multimodal processing Geschwind’s territory

how words sound, look, what they represent

what does Geschwind’s territory enable

brain to interpret and classify things