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"Outline and discuss the role of language in the human brain."


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"Outline and discuss the role of language in the human brain."

... "Outline and discuss the role of language in the human brain." Human ability to communicate using both spoken and written language are cognitive abilities that clearly distinguish us from other members of the animal kingdom. We are restricted to studying human subjects and studying brain-damaged patients has proved useful. The early studies done in this area were by Broca (1861) and Wernicke (1874). Broca's work included the patient, now known as "tan", who could only say the word "tan", although his speech comprehension stayed in tact. The patient died shortly afterwards and autopsy revealed that he had been damaged in the lower part of the left frontal lobe. Broca collected eight more cases and concluded that the identified area was essential in the production and comprehension of speech. The area is called Broca's area and the condition of damage to it is called Broca's aphasia. Wernicke reported a different aphasia. Patient's

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