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This results in Wernicke’s aphasia. Wernicke’s aphasia entails the inability to grasp the meaning of spoken words and sentences. Individuals with this impairment can speak and produce language however what they say does not make sense or they use non-existent words. Reading and writing are often impacted as well. These impairments are attributed to the functionality of Wernicke’s area which is essential for processing the meaning of words and spoken language ( 6). On the other hand, the most common type of non-fluent aphasia is Broca’s aphasia. Broca’s aphasia results from damage primarily done to the frontal lobe of the brain (7). Due to the location of Broca’s area in the left side of the body, it is associated with muscle weakness or right-sided weakness. Furthermore, individuals experiencing this aphasia have trouble speaking since their articulators (lips, jaw, etc.) cannot form the right pattern to produce words