Wernicke's area

English

Etymology

Named after Carl Wernicke, a German neurologist and psychiatrist.

Noun

Wernicke's area (plural Wernicke's areas)

1. (anatomy) The posterior section of the superior temporal gyrus in the dominant cerebral hemisphere, one of two parts of the cerebral cortex linked with speech (the other being Broca's area).

Derived terms

• Wernicke's aphasia
• Wernicke's command

Translations

posterior section of the superior temporal gyrus

• Dutch: gebied van Wernicke
• Finnish: Wernicken alue
• French: aire de Wernicke (fr) f
• German: Wernicke-Zentrum n, Wernicke-Areal n, Wernicke-Region f
• Italian: area di Wernicke f
• Portuguese: área de Wernicke f
• Spanish: área de Wernicke f