areas brain

1. Areas of the brain and their
functions
Efrain Suarez & Gladys Jimenez
For EDUC 553

2. “The Brain”
by Gladys and Efrain
MOVEMENT
Comprehension&speaking
auditory
integratessensoryinformation
visual
Ambigiuouswords

3. Damage caused to Wernicke's area
•Damage caused to Wernicke's area results
in receptive, fluent aphasia. This means that
the person with aphasia will be able to
fluently connect words, but the phrases will
lack meaning. This is unlike non-fluent
aphasia, in which the person will use
meaningful words, but in a non-fluent,
telegraphic manner.

4. Damage caused to Geschwind area
•Damage caused to Geschwind area
affects language affects the language
process

5. Damage caused to Broca’s area
•Damage caused to Broca’s area leads to
difficulty enunciating words and speak
slower/ however the person can still
understand and comprehend