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Wernicke's area is located in:

A
Superior temporal gyrus
B
Inferior temporal gyrus
C
Post-central gyrus
D
Angular gyrus
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. (a) Superior Temporal GyrusRef: Harrison 19th ed. /177* Wernickes area is located in the posterior section of the superior temporal gyrus (STG) in the dominant cerebral hemisphere (which is the left hemisphere in about 95% of right handed individuals and 60% of left handed individuals).* Damage caused to Wernickes area results in receptive, fluent aphasia. This means that the person with aphasia will be able to fluently connect words, but sentences will lack meaning

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