_____________ _____________ is the result of a lesion in the part of the brain adjacent to the primary auditory cortex (Wernicke area)

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Fluent aphasia
Fluent aphasia is also known as sensory, posterior, or Wernicke aphasia. The person speaks easily with many long runs of words, but the content does not make sense. He or she has problems finding the correct word and often substitutes an incorrect word. The speech sounds are similar to what is sometimes referred to as jabberwocky, with unrelated words strung together or syl-lables repeated.

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