Question

Mary suffered a head injury in a car accident last week. since that time she is able to speak fluently but has difficulty understanding what is being said to her. mary may be exhibiting problems associated with __________ area.

Answer 1

Based on her symptoms of being able to produce fluent speech yet having difficulty comprehending speech directed towards her, it would seem that she has sustained damage to her Wernicke's Area. This region is found on the left hemisphere of the brain in the temporal lobe. If her symptom's were reversed and she instead had difficulty producing speech, it would suggest that she had sustained damage to her Broca's area.