Case: The Patient Who Speaks Fluent Nonsense
This video presents the same text shown beside it, spoken and on screen. It adds nothing the text does not say.
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A patient who produces fluent, well-formed sentences that carry no meaning has damage to Wernicke's area in the temporal lobe.
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Asked about the weather, the patient answers at length in grammatical sentences that do not answer.
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Fluency is preserved and comprehension is gone, which is what separates this from Broca's aphasia.
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