1. Why is language important?

2. Where in the brain is language located?

3. Broca’s Area
By Carol McSweeney

4. What is Broca’s area?
Who discovered Broca’s area?
Where is Broca’s area?
What happens if Broca’s area is damaged

5. Broca’s Area Area of brain responsible for speech production
Paul Broca
-French neurosurgeon
Localizationist view
More on Paul Broca

6. Left Frontal Lobe
The frontal lobe is associated with many other human characteristics , such as emotion.

7. Broca’s Aphasia Inability to produce language Ability to understand
Damage to frontal lobe
Leborgne and Lelong

8. Leborgne and Lelong

9. In Conclusion…. Responsible for language Discovered by Paul Broca
Located in the left frontal lobe
Aphasia when damaged
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