Science & Tech
Broca area
anatomy
Also known as: Broca cap, anterior speech area, convolution of Broca
functional areas of the human brain
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- Also called:
- convolution of Broca
- Key People:
- Paul Broca
- Related Topics:
- cerebral cortex
Broca area, region of the brain that contains neurons involved in speech function. This area, located in the frontal part of the left hemisphere of the brain, was discovered in 1861 by French surgeon Paul Broca, who found that it serves a vital role in the generation of articulate speech. The Broca area lies specifically in the third frontal convolution, just anterior to the face area of the motor cortex and just above the Sylvian fissure. It is made up of two areas: the pars triangularis (Brodmann area 45) and the pars opercularis (Brodmann area 44). The Broca area is ...(100 of 198 words)