Unit 3 (Localisation) - Speech Flashcards

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Broca’s Area

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Responsible for speech production - Located in Left Frontal Lobe

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Wernicke’s Area

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Responsible for speech comprehension - Located in Left Temporal Lobe

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Geshwind’s Territory

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Nerve fibres connecting Broca’s and Wernicke’s Area’s - Responsible for interpreting and classifying things
Located in Left Parietal Lobe

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Broca’s Aphasia

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Difficulty expressing ones self via written or spoken means (non-fluent speech)

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Wernicke’s Aphasia

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Leads to difficulty producing written and spoken language that makes sense (fluent but meaningless speech)

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