Following a head injury, Kevin can think of the word he wants to say but cannot make his mouth form thecorrect sounds to produce the word. He is most likely suffering from damage to
A) Wernicke's area.
B) Broca's area.
C) Brodmann's area.
D) the general interpretive area.
E) the basal nuclei.

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Broca's area is responsible for the production of speech, including articulating the movements needed to form words. Damage to this area can result in the inability to produce speech despite having intact language comprehension. This condition is known as Broca's aphasia or expressive aphasia. The symptoms described in the question, i.e., difficulty in producing the sounds of words, are consistent with Broca's aphasia.

Following a Head Injury, Kevin Can Think of the Word