The left hemisphere features the Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas, which are mainly responsible for finding words (Wernicke) and stringing them together to form a sentence (Broca). That’s why they are 2 general types of aphasia if the brain gets damaged.
Patients with Wernicke or receptive aphasia speak gibberish because they cannot find the correct words or make up new ones. Expressive or Broca aphasia patients present with what sounds like a severe stutter.
Depending on the damage and the location, it is possible that either of the patients has little to no trouble understanding language. It’s not known, how exactly language is processed in the brain, as far as I know. We just know where the hotspots are.
The left hemisphere features the Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas, which are mainly responsible for finding words (Wernicke) and stringing them together to form a sentence (Broca). That’s why they are 2 general types of aphasia if the brain gets damaged.
Patients with Wernicke or receptive aphasia speak gibberish because they cannot find the correct words or make up new ones. Expressive or Broca aphasia patients present with what sounds like a severe stutter.
Depending on the damage and the location, it is possible that either of the patients has little to no trouble understanding language. It’s not known, how exactly language is processed in the brain, as far as I know. We just know where the hotspots are.