blended - language and speech

Question 1

which hemisphere controls speech

Answer 1

left

Question 2

what is wernicke’s area

Answer 2

association area
- interpreting both written and spoken language

Question 3

what is Broca’s area

Answer 3

motor area
- controls muscles of the mouth, larynx, intercostal muscles and diaphragm = vocal sounds

Question 4

what happens when Wernicke’s area is damaged

Answer 4

(Wernicke’s aphasia) the person will not be able to understand the speech of others or writing.
They can speak fluently but use random words

Question 5

what happens when Broca’s area is damaged

Answer 5

(Broca’s aphasia) can understand speech, but their own speech is limited

Question 6

what happens if the arcuate fasciculus is damaged

Answer 6

can understand written+spoken, but cannot speak