[Bella]

Understanding written n spoken language is a function of Broca s or Wernike s areas??just some confusion.........

 

[Brainious]

Broca (in Spanish) is part used in an electric drill, hence is motor language area, while Wernicke is related to Wenicke's dementia (vit B1 deficiency), hence comprehension language area.

 

[khanar]

Mnemonic

Here's an easier way to remember them

Broca's area lesion leads to "broken speech" so it's motor
Then the other is sensory of course

 

[usmle100]

broca's - broken speech but good comprehension,pt ve insight to their problem n r frustrated (frontal-inf)


wernik's -wordy, but make sno sense...pt UNaware of his problem.(temp-sup)

 

[Androide89]

actually understanding written language is part of angular gyrus (hence alexia when lesioned) NOT wernicke's. wernicke's is just for understanding spoken language.