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Learn how the right and left hemispheres of the brain differ and how speech can be affected by brain damage
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Learn how the right and left hemispheres of the brain differ and how speech can be affected by brain damage
Damage to either the Broca area or the Wernicke area in the left hemisphere of the...
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How does the human brain process language?
Learn how the brain processes language.
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functional areas of the human brain
Functional areas of the human brain.
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left hemisphere of the brain
Lateral surface of left hemisphere of the brain.
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