{"title":"The role of Wernicke's area in language comprehension.","authors":"A. Ardila, B. Bernal, M. Rosselli","doi":"10.1037/PNE0000060","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The aphasia literature frequently states that Wernicke’s area is responsible for language understanding. The aim of this study was to pinpoint the core function of Wernicke’s area. Neuroimaging and clinical data indicate that Wernicke’s area participates in phonological and lexical recognition. A mu","PeriodicalId":39094,"journal":{"name":"Psychology and Neuroscience","volume":"54 1","pages":"340-343"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"19","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Psychology and Neuroscience","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1037/PNE0000060","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Psychology","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 19
Abstract
The aphasia literature frequently states that Wernicke’s area is responsible for language understanding. The aim of this study was to pinpoint the core function of Wernicke’s area. Neuroimaging and clinical data indicate that Wernicke’s area participates in phonological and lexical recognition. A mu
期刊介绍:
Psychology & Neuroscience publishes articles encompassing all intersection areas between psychology and neurosciences. The journal is organized into five thematic sections: Psychophysics and PerceptionBehavior/Systems/CognitionPlasticity and Neural DevelopmentClinical and Experimental NeuropsychologyNeuropsychopharmacology