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Wernicke's Area

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Wernicke's area, in the temporal lobe, is required for comprehending language.

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A patient with Wernicke's damage speaks fluently in sentences that carry no meaning and cannot follow instructions.

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Fluent speech is not preserved language. Wernicke's aphasia sounds intact and is not.