Anton's grandfather had a stroke. When the family arrives at the hospital, Grandfather is unable to speak. The family gives him some paper and a pencil, but Grandfather is unable to write. A speech therapist explains that Grandfather probably knows what he wants to say, but the part of his brain that allows him to produce speech, __________ has been damaged by the stroke. She plans to work withGrandfather to help him learn to speak again.
A) Wernicke's area
B) Broca's area
C) the corpus callosum
D) the limbic system

Question

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Broca's area is responsible for speech production, and damage to it can result in difficulty speaking or writing, even though comprehension may remain intact.

Anton's Grandfather Had a Stroke