Wernicke 's area is named after Carl Wernicke as he noted that not all aphasic patients had suffered damage to the prefrontal cortex .
Carl Wernicke in 1874 proposed a connection between damage to the posterior area of the left superior temporal gyrus and aphasia .
Wernicke 's area is named after Carl Wernicke , who in 1874 proposed a connection between damage to the posterior area of the left superior temporal gyrus and aphasia , as he noted that not all aphasic patients had suffered damage to the prefrontal cortex .