Introduction to language Flashcards
1
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What is the role of Broca’s area (44&45)?
A
Motor programming, speech articulation, production of fluent, well-articulated speech, implicated in comprehension
2
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What is the role of Wernicke’s area (22)?
A
Written and oral language comprehension
3
Q
What is the role of the arcuate fasciculus?
A
Bundle of nerve fibres in CNS, pathway between frontal and temporal speech-language areas
4
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What is the role of the corpus callosum?
A
Commissural pathway, largest inter-hemispheric connection
5
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What is the role of the non-dominant hemisphere?
A
Exact function unknown - functional imaging shows activation in language tasks - possibly: course coding, social cognition/inferences, or cognitive resources
