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The partial or complete loss of language abilities following brain damage is known as
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aphasia
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The region of the dominant left lobe that is identified as being critical for articulate speech has come to called what?
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Broca's Area
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Located on the superior surface of the temporal lobe between auditory cortex and the angular gyrus is now commonly known as?
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Wernicke's Area
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What is the syndrome where a person has difficulty speaking even though he or she can understand language heard or read?
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Broca's Aphasia
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The hallmark of Broca's aphasia is a telegraphic style of speech in which mainly _____ words are used.
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content
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The inability to construct grammatically correct sentences is known as?
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agrammatism
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Paraphasic errors are when a person incorrectly substitutes ____ or _____.
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sounds or words
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In wernicke's aphasia ____ is fluent but _____ is poor.
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speech
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