Broca's Aphasia And Wernicke: A Comparative Analysis

Reading about Broca’s aphasia and Wernicke’s aphasia was very interesting because these two men contributed greatly to have a better understanding of the brain and language. Mr. Broca, a French physician argued that the left frontal lobe is specialized for language. With that being said, he proved with multiple patients who had a localized damage to the third convolution of the left frontal lobe were unable to produce language, but did comprehend it. This is due to it being near the motor cortex on the frontal lobe which controls expression and controls outgoing motor movements as articulation of speech. In contrast, Mr. Wernicke, a psychiatrist argued that damage to the first convolution of the temporal lobe in the left hemisphere made patients