Tyra has a brain tumor that affects her language capabilities.When Tyra's doctor asks her about a picture of a bird,Tyra responds,"Wings in the sky fly high.Soar through air with a suitcase." Tyra's fluent but confused response indicates that she most likely suffers from ____.

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Tyra's response is fluent but confused, which suggests damage to the temporal lobe where the Wernicke's area, responsible for language comprehension, is located. This type of language impairment is called Wernicke's aphasia. Huntington's disease affects movement control, Broca's aphasia affects speech production, and Parkinson's disease affects movements and muscle control.

Tyra Has a Brain Tumor That Affects Her Language Capabilities