Anatomy
wernicke area
Subclass of:
Temporal Lobe; Parietal Lobe
Definitions related to wernicke area:
  • Functional region comprising posterior part of the SUPERIOR TEMPORAL GYRUS in the dominant cerebral hemisphere and often portions of the PARIETAL LOBE. Along with BROCA AREA it is important in SPEECH and LANGUAGE processes. A lesion in the area is associated with WERNICKE APHASIA and CONDUCTION APHASIA.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (wernicke's area) Region of cerebral cortex, each instance of which is an area within the posterior limb on some internal capsule in which the optic radiation, having just left some lateral geniculate body, comes into close proximity to some auditory and somesthetic radiations
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • (wernicke's area) The brain region responsible for the comprehension of speech.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Wernicke area, region of the brain that contains motor neurons involved in the comprehension of speech. This area was first described in 1874 by German neurologist Carl Wernicke. The Wernicke area is located in the posterior third of the upper temporal convolution of the left hemisphere of the...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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