1. Paul Broca’s Case Study
Brianna Jones, Cristina Derespinis, Danielle LaFleur, Sana Khatri

2. Pierre-Paul Broca
French surgeon
1861

3. Case Patient had lost the use of speech
Could no longer pronounce more than a single syllable
Whenever a question was asked patient replied tan, tan, in conjunction with varied expressive gestures

4. Theory
Left side of cortex, involved with the production of speech, was damaged

5. Diagnosis After conducting autopsy,
Large lesion, abnormality in the tissue, in the frontal area posterior inferior frontal gyrus
Suffered from Aphasia, communication disorder after injury to the Broca’s area

6. Findings
The left inferior frontal gyrus of the brain was determined to be the center for speech, today called Broca's area
First discovery of the separation of function between the left and right hemispheres of the brain
First indications that specific brain functions exist in particular locations in the brain
There is a connection between the anatomy of the brain and what the brain does

7. Discussion Questions
How would you communicate with someone suffering from Aphasia?
How would you communicate if you had Aphasia?
How did the discovery of the separate functions between the left and right hemisphere of the brain affect psychology?
What type of injuries can cause the Broca’s area to be damaged?
Compare the brain and functions of language- impaired patients versus normal patients.

8. Works Cited
N. F. Donkers, O. Plaisant, M. T. Iba-Zizen and E. A. Cabanis(2007). Paul Broca's Historic Cases. T. Teter (2000). Pierre- Paul Broca. htm Bulletin de la Société Anthropologique (2003). Loss of Speech, Chronic Softening and Partial Destruction of the Anterior Left Lobe of the Brain.