Wernicke's area

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Etymology

Named after Carl Wernicke, a German neurologist and psychiatrist.

Noun

Wernicke's area (plural Wernicke's areas)

  1. (anatomy) The posterior section of the superior temporal gyrus in the dominant cerebral hemisphere, one of two parts of the cerebral cortex linked with speech (the other being Broca's area).

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