Jason fell of his bicyle and hit his head against the pavement when he was six years old. Though the doctors did their best to repair any brain damage he incurred,Jason sustained severe injuries that left him unable to understand language.Jason is able to speak but his sentences make no sense and do not aid communication.From the information provided in the scenario,we can infer that the brain damage Jason suffered affected his _____.

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Broca's area,an area in the left frontal lobe of the brain involved in producing words,and Wernicke's area,a region of the brain's left hemisphere involved in language comprehension.Damage to either of these areas produces types of aphasia,which is a loss or impairment of language processing.Individuals with damage to Broca's area have difficulty producing words correctly;individuals with damage to Wernicke's area have poor comprehension and often produce incomprehensible speech.

Jason Fell of His Bicyle and Hit His Head Against