When Broca's area is damaged, patients:

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Broca's area, located in the frontal cortex of the brain, is responsible for speech production. When it is damaged, patients have difficulty with speech production, including hesitations and difficulty finding the right words. They may also have agrammatism, which means that they produce sentences with incorrect grammar, but the sentences do have meaning. This means that options A and C are incorrect. Option B is also incorrect because patients with Broca's aphasia have difficulty producing grammatical speech.

When Broca's Area Is Damaged, Patients