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What is Broca’s area?

When you speak (or write) words, you are using a part of your brain known as Broca's area, named after the French doctor Paul Broca. In 1861, he described a patient who could only say one word – 'tan' – even though he understood speech perfectly well. Tan, as Broca called him, had damage to the left frontal cortex of his brain.