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Broca's area
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English
Etymology
For Paul Broca, French anatomist.
Noun
Broca's area
en neuroanatomy An area of the frontal lobe of the brain associated with the control of speech.
en 2019 w:Bill Bryson The Body: A Guide for Occupants Black Swan (2020) 89 Broca discovered the brainʼs speech centre in the frontal lobe — the first time that anyone had connected an area of the brain to a specific action. The speech centre is still called Brocaʼs area.
Related terms
en Broca's aphasia
en Broca's region
Translations
area of the frontal lobe of the brain
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 布洛卡區 bùluòkǎqū
Finnish: fi Brocan alue
French: fr aire de Broca f
Portuguese: pt área de Broca f
Russian: ru зо́на Брока́ f
en eponyms