Johann is 83 years old and has recently experienced a stroke, which left the right side of hs body paralyuzed. In addition, he i

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Johann is 83 years old and has recently experienced a stroke, which left the right side of hs body paralyuzed. In addition, he i

s having trouble understanding direct questions or requests. Johann has no trouble speaking. Which of the following brain areas is likely to have been damaged by.

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elixir [45] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-19T10:11:41+03:00

Answer: Wernicke's area

Explanation: Wernicke area is the area in charge of understanding auditive language. A damage in Wernicke's area causes Wernicke's aphasia, which produces troubles in understanding auditive language, a fluent language with parafasias (nonsense verbal responses) but a normal articulation and prosody.