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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).
ThÃ¼ringer, Germany. Carl Wernicke, (born May 15, 1848, Tarnowitz, Pol., Prussiaâdied June 15, 1905, ThÃ¼ringer Wald, Ger.) German neurologist who related nerve diseases to specific areas of the brain. He is best known for his descriptions of the aphasias, disorders interfering with the ability to communicate in speech or writing. Wernicke studied medicine at the University of Breslau and did graduate work at Breslau, Berlin, and Vienna before entering practice in Berlin.