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Receptive aphasia and Wernicke's area

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Difference between Receptive aphasia and Wernicke's area

Receptive aphasia vs. Wernicke's area

Wernicke's aphasia, also known as receptive aphasia, sensory aphasia, or posterior aphasia, is a type of aphasia in which individuals have difficulty understanding written and spoken language. Wernicke's area, also called Wernicke's speech area, is one of the two parts of the cerebral cortex that are linked to speech (the other is Broca's area).

Similarities between Receptive aphasia and Wernicke's area

Receptive aphasia and Wernicke's area have 3 things in common (in Unionpedia): Aphasia, Carl Wernicke, Expressive aphasia.

Aphasia

Aphasia is an inability to comprehend and formulate language because of damage to specific brain regions.

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Carl Wernicke

Carl (or Karl) Wernicke (15 May 1848 – 15 June 1905) was a German physician, anatomist, psychiatrist and neuropathologist.

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Expressive aphasia

Expressive aphasia, also known as Broca's aphasia, is a type of aphasia characterized by partial loss of the ability to produce language (spoken, manual, or written), although comprehension generally remains intact.

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Receptive aphasia and Wernicke's area Comparison

Receptive aphasia has 16 relations, while Wernicke's area has 29. As they have in common 3, the Jaccard index is 6.67% = 3 / (16 + 29).

References

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