Language and the brain Flashcards
Where is language centralized in the brain?
Left Hemisphere
- 90% R handed people
- 70% of L handed people
What are the two main areas associated with language?
Broca’s Area
Wernicke’s Area
What is the function of Broca’s area?
Speech
Language Expression
What is the function of Wernicke’s area?
Understanding language
Where is Broca’s area located?
L frontal lobe
What happens when Broca’s area is damaged?
People can’t PRODUCE speech
-words are halted or slurred
What is the name of the disorder when words are halted or slurred and a person can’t produce speech?
Broca’s Aphasia or Non-Fluent Aphasia
What is aphasia?
Any type of disorder that involves language
Where is Wernicke’s area located?
Temporal lobe
What happens when Wernicke’s area is damaged?
A person can speak fine but the words don’t make sense
What is it called when a person can speak words fine but nothing that comes out makes sense?
Wernicke’s Aphasia or Fluent Aphasia
What is it called when both Broca’s aphasia and Wernicke’s aphasia are present?
Global Aphasia
What connects Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas?
Arcuate Fasciculus
What occurs when the arcuate fasciculus is damaged?
Conduction Aphasia
What is conduction aphasia?
A person’s ability to conduct information between listening and speaking is disrupted, which makes
them unable to repeat things, even though they
understand what’s being said.
