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Overview A summary of Wernicke’s 1874 case study A look at aphasia
Definitions Lesion: A localized pathological change in a bodily organ or tissue Aphasia: Partial or total loss of the ability to articulate ideas or comprehend spoken language, resulting from damage to the brain caused by injury or disease Wenicke’s Area: An area in the posterior temporal lobe of the left hemisphere of the brain involved in the recognition of spoken words
Definitions cont. Broca’s Area: An area located in the frontal lobe usually of the left cerebral hemispohere and associated with the motor control of speech Arcuate fasciculus: The neural pathway connecting the posterior part of the temporoparietal junction with the frontal cortex in the brain
Background Upper Silesia 15 th May, 1848 Medical school at Breslau University Road accident
Wernicke’s Case Study (1874) Case study in 1874 on patients with speech problems. Found in the left brain and area with lesions. Concluded this area dictated understanding speech and named the disorder “sensory aphasia”. Der Aphasische Symptomencomplex in 1874
Aphasia Sensory aphasia (Wenicke’s aphasia) Expressive aphasia (Broca’s aphasia) Mixed non-fluent aphasia Anomic aphasia Global aphasia
Connections to Broca French neurosurgeon A decade earlier, dissected “Tan” Found Broca’s area Broca’s aphasia
Works Cited University of Washington (2010). APA Style Citations and References. Retrieved from Dubuc, Bruno (2002). BROCA’S AREA, WENICKE’S AREA, AND OTHER LANGUAGE- PROCESSING AREAS IN THE BRAIN. Retrieved from Thomson, Allan D., Cook, Christopher C.H., Guerrini, Irene, Sheedy, Donna, Harper, Clive, Marshall, E. Jane (2011). WERNICKE'S ENCEPHALOPATHY: LOST AND FOUND. Retrieved from Rolls, Geoff (2013). Further Research. Hodder Education (Eds.), Classic Case Studies in Psychology (pp.173, 200). New York, Routledge. Retrieved from wernicke+case+study+psychology&source=bl&ots=4B7hWS5ahK&sig=EmncyPtUYEotgc _9pXmv4b1GKrI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=syYnUrWqDo2- sATstYDwCg&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=carl%20wernicke%20case%20study% 20psychology&f=false wernicke+case+study+psychology&source=bl&ots=4B7hWS5ahK&sig=EmncyPtUYEotgc _9pXmv4b1GKrI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=syYnUrWqDo2- sATstYDwCg&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=carl%20wernicke%20case%20study% 20psychology&f=false