Language center

Language areas of the brain. The angular gyrus is represented in orange, the supramarginal gyrus is represented in yellow, Broca's area in blue, Wernicke's area in green, and the primary auditory cortex in pink.

In neuroscience and psychology, the term language center refers collectively to the areas of the brain which serve a particular function for speech processing and production.[1] Language is a core system that gives humans the capacity to solve difficult problems and provides them with a unique type of social interaction.[2] Language allows individuals to attribute symbols (e.g. words or signs) to specific concepts, and utilize them through sentences and phrases that follow proper grammatical rules.[2] Finally, speech is the mechanism by which language is orally expressed.[2]

Information is exchanged in a larger system, including language-related regions. These regions are connected by white matter fiber tracts that make possible the transmission of information between regions.[3] The white matter fiber bunches were recognized to be important for language production after suggesting that it is possible to make a connection between multiple language centers.[3] The three classical language areas that are involved in language production and processing are Broca's and Wernicke's areas, and the angular gyrus.

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  3. ^ a b Friederici, Angela D. (2017-11-16). Language in our brain : the origins of a uniquely human capacity. Cambridge, Massachusetts. ISBN 978-0-262-03692-4. OCLC 978511722.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)