When your brain is damaged, why can't you talk anymore?(Ask Doctor Cory)

Children's Playmate | September 1, 1998| | Copyright

Dear Dr. Cory:

When your brain is damaged, why can't you talk anymore?

Janine Wiley

Lexington, Mississippi

Dear Janine:

Certain areas of the left side of the brain control speech. Broca's area is the part responsible for forming speech. It tells the muscles what to do to say a word. The motor cortex part of the brain organizes the movements of these muscles. Wernicke's area is the part responsible for ...

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