Language Processing Flashcards
1
Q
Where is Broca’s Area?
A
Brocas area is in the frontal cortex anterior to the head part of the motor cortex.
2
Q
What is the function of brocas?
A
Linguistic encoding.
3
Q
What are the major signs and symptoms of brocas aphasia?
A
usually slow speech comprising simple elements, poor repetition.
4
Q
Where is wernickes area?
A
It includes parts of the parietal, occipital and temporal lobes.
5
Q
What is the function of wernickes area?
A
Linguistic decoding.
6
Q
What are the major signs of wernickes aphasia?
A
Poor comprehension(understanding), language fluent but use of excess words, paraphasia (words in wrong order) and neologisms (making up words).
