The gratuitous relationship between Broca's aphasia and Broca's area

Nina F. Dronkers

doi:10.1017/S0140525X00322397

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Many authors assume that Broca's area subserves the functions that are lost in patients with Broca's aphasia. This commentary attempts to clarify the relationship between Broca's area and Broca's aphasia and suggests that statements about the neurology of patients' specific language functions might be better supported by their individual structural neuroimaging data.

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