单词 | Wernicke's area |
释义 | Wernicke's area/ˈwəːnɪkəz / /ˈvɛː-/noun Anatomy A region of the brain concerned with the comprehension of language, located in the cortex of the dominant temporal lobe. Damage in this area causes Wernicke’s aphasia, characterized by superficially fluent, grammatical speech but an inability to use or understand more than the most basic nouns and verbs.The study involved twins in Finland and focused on gray matter in the frontal lobes and Wernicke's area....
OriginLate 19th century: named after Karl Wernicke (1848–1905), German neuropsychiatrist. |
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