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Broca's area
Bro·ca's area B0495325 (brō′kəz)n. An area located in the frontal lobe usually of the left cerebral hemisphere and associated with the motor control of speech. Also called Broca's center.
[After Paul Broca (1824-1880), French surgeon and physical anthropologist.]Broca's area (ˈbrɒkəz) or Broca's centren (Anatomy) the region of the cerebral cortex of the brain concerned with speech; the speech centre[C19: named after Paul Broca]Bro′ca's ar`ea
n. a region of the left brain associated with the motor impulses necessary for speech. [1900–05; after P. Broca] Broca's area - An area of the brain involved with the production of speech; it was named after P. Paul Broca, a French surgeon.See also related terms for production.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Broca's area - the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most peopleBroca's center, Broca's convolution, Broca's gyrus, convolution of Brocanerve center, nerve centre, center, centre - a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"language area, language zone - a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language |
Broca's area
Broca's area[′brō·kəz ‚er·ē·ə] (neuroscience) In the human brain, an area in the inferior left frontal lobe — one of several areas believed to activate the fibers of the precentral gyrus concerned with movements necessary for speech production; injury to this area generally results in nonfluent aphasia, with effortful articulation, loss of syntax, but relatively well-preserved auditory comprehension. Broca's area
Broca's area (brō′kəz)n. An area located in the frontal lobe usually of the left cerebral hemisphere and associated with the motor control of speech. Also called Broca's center.Broca's area An area of the surface layer of the brain (cortex), on the left side near the front, concerned with speech.Broca's area
Related to Broca's area: Wernicke's area, Broca's aphasiaSynonyms for Broca's areanoun the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most peopleSynonyms- Broca's center
- Broca's convolution
- Broca's gyrus
- convolution of Broca
Related Words- nerve center
- nerve centre
- center
- centre
- language area
- language zone
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