The German neurologist Wernicke found that injury to this region of the brain resulted in poor language comprehension and nonsensical but relatively fluent speech.

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Wernicke discovered that damage to the left posterior and superior temporal lobe (Wernicke's area) resulted in receptive aphasia, which is a condition where the individual has difficulty understanding language and producing meaningful and coherent speech. This area is responsible for processing auditory information and assigning meaning to it. Damage to this area results in fluent but largely nonsensical speech.

The German Neurologist Wernicke Found That Injury to This Region