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Descriptor
English
:
Wernicke Area
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Área de Wernicke
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Área de Wernicke
Tree Number:
A08.186.211.730.885.287.500.670.837
A08.186.211.730.885.287.500.863.850
Definition
English
:
Functional region comprising posterior part of the SUPERIOR TEMPORAL GYRUS in the dominant cerebral hemisphere (see
CEREBRAL DOMINANCE
) and often portions of the
PARIETAL LOBE
. Along with
BROCA AREA
it is important in
SPEECH
and
LANGUAGE
processes. A lesion in the area is associated with WERNICKE
APHASIA
and
CONDUCTION
APHASIA.
See Related
English
:
Broca Area
History Note
English
:
2015 (1982); use TEMPORAL LOBE 1982-2014
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
55525
Unique Identifier:
D065813
Occurrence in VHL
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