Mary suffered a head injury in a car accident last week. Since that time she is able to speak fluently but has difficulty understanding what is being said to her. Mary may be exhibiting problems associated with ________ area.

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Wernicke's area is responsible for language comprehension, so Mary's difficulty understanding what is being said to her suggests damage to this area. Broca's area is responsible for speech production, Gall's area is not a known brain area related to language, and Korsakoff's syndrome is characterized by memory deficits rather than language problems.

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