A person with Wernicke's aphasia
A) has damage to an area of the occipital cortex.
B) can comprehend words, but can't produce speech.
C) can easily isolate phonemes, but have trouble with word segmentation.
D) produces fluent speech, but in nonsensical "word salads."

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Wernicke's aphasia is characterized by fluent speech that lacks meaning, often referred to as "word salad," due to damage in the Wernicke's area of the brain, which is involved in language comprehension.

A Person with Wernicke's Aphasia