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Broca

(French brɔka)
n
(Biography) Paul (pɔl). 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist who discovered the motor speech centre of the brain and did pioneering work in brain surgery
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Bro•ca

(ˈbroʊ kə)

n.
Paul, 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
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Noun1.Broca - French anthropologist who studied the craniums and brains of different races of people; remembered for his discovery that articulate speech depends on an area of the brain now known as Broca's area (1824-1880)
Pierre-Paul Broca
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The speech center of our brain is located in the left hemisphere, specifically the Broca's area.
From Brain Signals To Speech!
The current study was planned to explore the outcomes of script training in a patient with Broca's aphasia through quantitative approach using a single-subject-multiple-baseline research design across behaviours.
The effectiveness of script training to restore lost communication in a patient with Broca's aphasia
Jimenez, "Fenologia y reproduccion de la broca del cafe (Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari) durante el desarrollo del fruto", Agronomia meroamericana, vol.
Comparison Between Fuzzy, Neuro-Fuzzy and Neural Network Models To Estimate the Expansion of Coffee Berry Borer in Colombian Coffee Crops/Comparacion Entre un Modelo Difuso, Neuro-Difuso y de Red Neuronal Para Estimar la Expansion de la Broca del Cafe en los Cultivos de Cafe Colombianos
He points an accusing finger at Paul Broca, a 19th century brain surgeon and anthropologist, who promoted the notion that humans have an impoverished olfactory system.
Our sense of smell not to be sniffed at.. Science
Traditionally, it has been accepted that speech production is controlled by the so-called Broca's area corresponding to Brodmann's area (BA) 44 (pars opercularis of the left inferior frontal gyrus) (e.g., Goldstein, 1948; Damasio & Geschwind, 1984; Head, 1926; Hecaen, 1972; Luria, 1947/1970).
Should Broca's area include Brodmann area 47?/?Deberia el area de Broca incluir el area 47 de Brodmann?
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TEHRAN (FNA)- The brain's speech area, named after 19th century French physician Pierre Paul Broca, shuts down when we talk out loud, according to a new study that challenges the long-held assumption that 'Broca's area' governs all aspects of speech production.
Brain's Seat of Speech Goes Silent When We Talk
Resumen: Beauveria bassiana y Metarhizium anisopliae son usados para controlar la broca del cafe.
Beauveria bassiana y Metarhizium anisopliae para el control de broca del cafe en frutos del suelo

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