Psychology / Unit 2 Psych 0229 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Case: The Patient Who Speaks Fluent Nonsense
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The idea
A patient who produces fluent, well-formed sentences that carry no meaning has damage to Wernicke's area in the temporal lobe.
In practice
Asked about the weather, the patient answers at length in grammatical sentences that do not answer.
Where people slip
Fluency is preserved and comprehension is gone, which is what separates this from Broca's aphasia.
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