Wernicke' s Aphasia Brodmann 22. 30 Lesions in posterior of the left superior temporal gyrus, extending to adjacent parietal cortex ° Fluent speech But contains many paraphasias eases Are “gir”-“cur|”,“ bread"”-“cake Syntactical but empty sentences Cannot repeat words or sentences Brotas area Unable to understand what they read or hear Usually no partial paralysisWernicke’s Aphasia Brodmann 22, 30 • Lesions in posterior of the left superior temporal gyrus, extending to adjacent parietal cortex • Fluent speech • But contains many paraphasias – “girl”-“curl”, “bread”-“cake” • Syntactical but empty sentences • Cannot repeat words or sentences • Unable to understand what they read or hear • Usually no partial paralysis