Observations of people with aphasia indicate that
A) only Broca's area is essential for normal language skills.
B) language skills depend on proper flow of neural information between the temporal lobes and the motor cortex.
C) in humans the right hemisphere is dominant in the production and use of language.
D) Broca's area influences the sensory aspects of language and Wernicke's area influences the motor aspects.
E) lateralization does not pertain to language ability.

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Observations of people with aphasia suggest that language skills depend on proper flow of neural information between the temporal lobes, where language comprehension occurs, and the motor cortex, where language production occurs. Broca's area is involved in language production and Wernicke's area is involved in language comprehension, but the overall integration of language skills involves both temporal and motor areas. The right hemisphere is important for some aspects of language processing, but it is not dominant in most individuals. Lateralization does pertain to language ability, with most individuals exhibiting left hemisphere dominance for language.

Observations of People with Aphasia Indicate That