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Language and Communication
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 2 major areas involved in language related production | Broca's area and Wernicke's area |
| Broca's area | involved in language production |
| Wernicke's area | involved in language comprehension |
| contralateral relationship | left side controls right side and vice versa |
| Left brain | logical, sequential, rational, analytical, objective, looks at parts |
| right brain | random, intuitive, holistic, synthesizing, subjective, looks at wholes |
| Segmentation | carving up continuous acoustic signals into meaningful units |