The Brain: Structures and Functions

AP Psychology· difficulty 3/5

Damage to Wernicke's area causes

  • A

    Difficulty producing speech though comprehension is intact

  • B

    Difficulty understanding speech; speech is fluent but meaningless

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  • C

    Loss of voluntary movement on one side of the body

  • D

    Loss of ability to form new long-term episodic memories

Explanation

Wernicke's aphasia: fluent but nonsensical speech and impaired comprehension.

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