Wernicke's area is located in:
Ans. (a) Superior Temporal GyrusRef: Harrison 19th ed. /177* Wernickes area is located in the posterior section of the superior temporal gyrus (STG) in the dominant cerebral hemisphere (which is the left hemisphere in about 95% of right handed individuals and 60% of left handed individuals).* Damage caused to Wernickes area results in receptive, fluent aphasia. This means that the person with aphasia will be able to fluently connect words, but sentences will lack meaning
Superior temporal gyrus
Inferior temporal gyrus
Post-central gyrus
Angular gyrus
Aphasia