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12 years ago
A stroke has caused damage to certain areas of the brain. Upon examination, a doctor notices that the person has difficulty understanding speech and the left side of the body is paralyzed. Identify the specific areas of the brain that are damaged, and explain how this damage might cause problems.

This confuses me as the wernicke and broca areas of the brain that are responsible for speech is on the left side but it says the left side of the patients body is paralyzed. Isnt the left side of the body controlled by the right side of the brain?!
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12 years ago
The sides of the brain do contorl opposites side of the body. However, wernike's area deals with understanding and interpreting speech and understanding speech. Broca's area deals with the formation of words and the ability to actually say the words.
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