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Wernicke's area (/ËvÉÉrnáµ»kÉ/ or /ËvÉÉrnáµ»ki/; German: [ËvÉÊnÉªkÉ]), also called Wernicke's speech area, is one of the two parts of the cerebral cortex linked, since the late nineteenth century, to speech (the other is Broca's area).
Wernicke's area, also called Wernicke's speech area, is one of the two parts of the cerebral cortex that are linked to speech. It is involved in the comprehension or understanding of written and spoken language. It is traditionally thought to be in Brodmann area 22, which is located in the posterior section of the superior temporal gyrus in the dominant cerebral hemisphere. Damage caused to Wernicke's area results in receptive, fluent aphasia. This means that the person with aphasia will be able