Carl Wernicke: 2 ideas worth knowing

2 ideas from Carl Wernicke, each explained in a minute and credited to the original work. Free on Savvy.

Wernicke's aphasia lets you speak fluently while making no sense
In 1874, neurologist Carl Wernicke described stroke patients who spoke in smooth, grammatical sentences that carried almost no meaning — fluent jargon. Unlike Broca's patients, the…
— Carl Wernicke, Der aphasische Symptomencomplex
Some brain damage produces fluent speech that makes no sense
In 1874, Carl Wernicke found that damage to one spot in the left temporal lobe leaves speech fluent and grammatically smooth but empty of real meaning — the mirror image of Broca's…
— Carl Wernicke, Der aphasische Symptomencomplex

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