Broca
Left frontal eponym
Broca refers to Paul Broca, a 19th-century French physician who identified the brain region responsible for speech production.
Broca's area, in the left frontal lobe, controls the motor aspects of speaking.
Damage to it causes Broca's aphasia—patients understand language but struggle to produce fluent speech: The stroke affected her Broca's area.
Brain's decision-making center
- left hemisphereBrain's logical half
- cerebral cortexBrain's outer neural sheet
- motor cortexBrain region controlling movement
- prefrontal cortexBrain's planning and impulse center
sulcus · gyrus · grey matter · white matter · cerebrum · neural pathway · cortical · operculum
Of or from Paris's nation
- neurosurgeonSpinal cord and brain operator
- anthropologistHuman culture researcher
- nineteenth centuryYears 1801-1900
- localizationAdapting for specific markets
brain lesion · case study · autopsy · discovery · pioneer
Accessing stored vocabulary
- anomiaInability to recall words
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- lesionArea of pathological change
- language impairmentReduced capacity for communication
speech therapy · comprehension · speech disorder · recovery · rehabilitation
Science of brain-based speech
- neuroimagingVisualizing nervous system structure
- fMRIMagnetic neural activity imaging
- PET scanRadiotracer-based internal imaging
- brain mappingCharting neural structures
cognition · neuroplasticity · synapse · neuron · lateralization · language processing · motor control · brain function
frontal lobe
Brain's decision-making center
- left hemisphereBrain's logical half
- cerebral cortexBrain's outer neural sheet
- motor cortexBrain region controlling movement
prefrontal cortex · sulcus · gyrus · grey matter · white matter · cerebrum · neural pathway · cortical · operculum · lateralization
French
Of or from Paris's nation
- neurosurgeonSpinal cord and brain operator
- anthropologistHuman culture researcher
- nineteenth centuryYears 1801-1900
localization · brain lesion · case study · autopsy · discovery · pioneer
word-finding
Accessing stored vocabulary
language impairment · speech therapy · comprehension · speech disorder · recovery · rehabilitation
neurolinguistics
Science of brain-based speech
- neuroimagingVisualizing nervous system structure
- fMRIMagnetic neural activity imaging
- PET scanRadiotracer-based internal imaging
brain mapping · cognition · neuroplasticity · synapse · neuron · lateralization · language processing · motor control · brain function · electrophysiology
- brain science historyGolgi, phrenology, brain mapping, brain lesions, brain research
- Brain ScientistsAlzheimer