Unit 3 (Localisation) - Speech Flashcards
1
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Broca’s Area
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Responsible for speech production - Located in Left Frontal Lobe
2
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Wernicke’s Area
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Responsible for speech comprehension - Located in Left Temporal Lobe
3
Q
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
4
Q
Broca’s Aphasia
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Difficulty expressing ones self via written or spoken means (non-fluent speech)
5
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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)