Broca's Area Coordinates Across Brain Regions, Writes the Script for Speech (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Broca's Area Coordinates Across Brain Regions, Writes the Script for Speech

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New research shows that Broca's area, located in the frontal cortex and shown here in color, plans the process of speech by interacting with the temporal cortex, where sensory information is processed, and the motor cortex, which controls movements of the mouth.

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Adeen Flinker, NYU

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