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Descriptor English: Wernicke Area
Descriptor Spanish: Área de Wernicke
Descriptor área de Wernicke
Scope note: Región funcional que comprende la parte posterior de la CIRCUNVOLUCIÓN TEMPORAL SUPERIOR en el hemisferio cerebral dominante (ver DOMINANCIA CEREBRAL) y, a menudo, porciones del LÓBULO PARIETAL. Junto con el ÁREA DE BROCA, es una zona importante en los procesos del HABLA y el LENGUAJE. Cualquier lesión en este área está asociada con AFASIA DE WERNICKE y AFASIA DE CONDUCCIÓN.
Descriptor Portuguese: Área de Wernicke
Descriptor French: Centre de Wernicke
Entry term(s): Area, Wernicke
Area, Wernicke's
Left Posterior Superior Temporal Gyrus
Posterior Superior Temporal Gyrus
Sensorisches Sprachzentrum
Sensorisches Sprachzentrums
Sprachzentrum, Sensorisches
Sprachzentrums, Sensorisches
Wernicke's Area
Wernickes Area
Tree number(s): A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.670.837
A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.863.850
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D065813
Scope note: Functional region comprising posterior part of the SUPERIOR TEMPORAL GYRUS in the dominant cerebral hemisphere (see CEREBRAL DOMINANCE) and often portions of the PARIETAL LOBE. Along with BROCA AREA it is important in SPEECH and LANGUAGE processes. A lesion in the area is associated with WERNICKE APHASIA and CONDUCTION APHASIA.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2015 (1982); see TEMPORAL LOBE 1982-2014
History Note: 2015 (1982); use TEMPORAL LOBE 1982-2014
Related: Broca Area MeSH
DeCS ID: 55525
Unique ID: D065813
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Date Established: 2015/01/01
Date of Entry: 2014/06/26
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Wernicke Area - Preferred
Concept UI M0021150
Scope note Functional region comprising posterior part of the SUPERIOR TEMPORAL GYRUS in the dominant cerebral hemisphere (see CEREBRAL DOMINANCE) and often portions of the PARIETAL LOBE. Along with BROCA AREA it is important in SPEECH and LANGUAGE processes. A lesion in the area is associated with WERNICKE APHASIA and CONDUCTION APHASIA.
Preferred term Wernicke Area
Entry term(s) Area, Wernicke
Area, Wernicke's
Sensorisches Sprachzentrum
Sensorisches Sprachzentrums
Sprachzentrum, Sensorisches
Sprachzentrums, Sensorisches
Wernicke's Area
Wernickes Area
Left Posterior Superior Temporal Gyrus - Narrower
Concept UI M0592156
Preferred term Left Posterior Superior Temporal Gyrus
Entry term(s) Posterior Superior Temporal Gyrus



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