language area
Noun
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A large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language (synset 105497046)
is a type of: cortical area, cortical region - any of various regions of the cerebral cortexhas:
- broca's area, broca's center, broca's convolution, broca's gyrus, convolution of broca - the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people
- wernicke's area, wernicke's center - the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people
is a part of: left brain, left hemisphere - the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the bodysame as: language zone
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