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Wer·nick·e's ar·e·a

/ˈwərnikəz ˌerēə/

noun
- 1. 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.
Word Origin late 19th century: named after Karl Wernicke (1848–1905), German neuropsychiatrist.
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Wernicke's area
Area of the left temporal lobee involved in language comprehension
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. It is involved in the comprehension of written and spoken language, in contrast to Broca's area, which is primarily involved in the production of language. Wikipedia
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