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👂Carl Wernicke

Comprehension aphasia and the language network idea.

Also called: Wernicke's area

Carl Wernicke
J.F. Lehmann, Muenchen · Public domain
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comprehension circuitsFocus
58/100Research
67/100Awareness
56/100Complexity
76/100Clinical
52/100Debate

Carl Wernicke sits at the centre of comprehension circuits — studied across molecules, circuits, behaviour and clinic.

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  • Research58
  • Awareness67
  • Complexity56
  • Clinical weight76
  • Plasticity48
  • Live debate52

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Sources & research

  1. The aphasia symptom-complexWernicke C · 1874 · Cohn & Weigert
  2. Wernicke's area revisited: parallel streams and word processingBinder JR · 2015 · Brain and LanguageDOI

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