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The area of the brain known as Wernicke's Area is involved in....
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language comprehension
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Wernicke's area, located in the left temporal lobe, is responsible for language comprehension. Damage causes receptive aphasia - patients can speak fluently but cannot understand language. Broca's area handles speech production, not comprehension.