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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, Cerebral cortex, Neurolinguistics
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Wernicke's area  Wernicke's center  Wernicke's areas  Wernicke's language area  Wernicke's speech area
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The auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people WordNet 3.0
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The auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Wernicke's area, also called Wernicke's speech area, is one of the two parts of the cerebral cortex that are linked to speech, the other being Broca's area. Wikipedia
Area of the left temporal lobe involved in language comprehension Wikidata
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). Wiktionary
Posterior section of the superior temporal gyrus. Wiktionary (translation)
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center
PART OF
language area
DISCOVERER OR INVENTOR
Wernicke
NAMED AFTER
Wernicke
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Wernicke's area, Wernicke's center
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Wernicke's area
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Wernicke's area
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Wernicke's area
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Wernicke's Area, Wernicke's areas, Wernicke's language area, Wernicke's speech area, Wernicke's speech areas, Wernicke area, Wernicke s area, Wernickes area, Wernickes areas, Wernickes speech area, Wernickes speech areas

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