Wernicke's Area

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Where is Wernicke's Area located?

In the Temporal lobe.

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What is Wernicke's Area responsible for?

Language comprehension.

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What is Wernicke's Area responsible for?

Speech comprehension.

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What does Wernicke's Area allow the brain to do?

Recognize and interpret words and their meanings.

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If someone has damage to the Wernicke Area, what will they be able to do?

Move their mouth and make sounds.

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What may not make sense if someone has damage to the Wernicke Area?

What they say.

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Why may what they say not make sense?

Because they have lost the ability to understand speech due to comprehension impairment.