Locate and explain the areas of the brain that are essential to the comprehension and expression of language. In which lobes of the brain are they located? On which side of the brain are they found in most individuals? What does each specific area do?

? Which area of the brain comprehends the emotional nuances of a speaker's message?
What will be an ideal response?


In the left brain, Wernicke's area (temporal lobe) for comprehension and Broca's area (frontal lobe) for speech. The opposite side of Wernicke's area (in right temporal lobe) sorts out the prosody of speech.

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