Wernicke's Area Is More Involved with the Sensory Aspects of Speech

question 106

Multiple Choice

Wernicke's area is more involved with the sensory aspects of speech than the motor production of speech.A person with damage to Wernicke's area would still be able to

• A) understand a poem.
• B) imitate the patterns of normal speech.
• C) understand a conversation.
• D) read aloud to herself.
• E) speak sensibly.

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