Karl Wernicke (born 1848 in Tarnowitz, Silesia, Germany, died 1905 in Gräfenroda) was a Polish physician, anatomist, psychiatrist and neuropathologist. Shortly after Paul Broca published his findings on language deficits caused by damage to what is now referred to as Broca's area, Wernicke began pursuing his own research into the effects of brain trauma on speech and language. Wernicke noticed that not all language deficits were the result of damage to Broca's area. Rather he found that damage to the left posterior, superior temporal gyrus resulted in deficits in language comprehension. This region is now referred to as Wernicke's area, and the associated syndrome is known as Wernicke's aphasia, for his discovery.

See also

• Neurological syndromes described by Wernicke

Polish neuroscientists | History of neuroscience | Polish physicians | 1848 births | 1905 deaths

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