When Paul Broca carried out his autopsy on the patient known as "Tan," he discovered damage in the ________ hemisphere; other patients studied by Broca who showed similar disruption of their language abilities had damage on the ________ side of their brains.

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Paul Broca's research in the 19th century found that patients with language impairments often had damage in the left hemisphere of their brains, including the patient famously known as "Tan." This discovery was crucial in establishing the concept of lateralization of brain function, particularly the role of the left hemisphere in language processing.

When Paul Broca Carried Out His Autopsy on the Patient