"Broca Area" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Functional neuroanatomical region of the inferior frontal gyrus consisting of pars opercularis and pars triangularis. It is important in SPEECH and LANGUAGE production. Injuries to Broca area are associated with BROCA APHASIA and APRAXIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D065711
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.730.885.287.500.270.700.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Broca Area- Broca Area
- Area, Broca
- Broca's Region
- Broca Region
- Brocas Region
- Region, Broca's
- Broca's Speech Area
- Area, Broca's Speech
- Broca Speech Area
- Brocas Speech Area
- Speech Area, Broca's
- Broca's Area
- Area, Broca's
- Brocas Area
Pars Triangularis- Pars Triangularis
- Pars Triangulari
- Triangulari, Pars
- Triangularis, Pars
Pars Opercularis- Pars Opercularis
- Operculari, Pars
- Opercularis, Pars
- Pars Operculari
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Broca Area" by people in Profiles.
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A Neurosurgical Functional Dissection of the Middle Precentral Gyrus during Speech Production. J Neurosci. 2022 11 09; 42(45):8416-8426.
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Dissociation of Broca's area from Broca's aphasia in patients undergoing neurosurgical resections. J Neurosurg. 2023 03 01; 138(3):847-857.
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Language supplementary motor area syndrome correlated with dynamic changes in perioperative task-based functional MRI activations: case report. J Neurosurg. 2020 06 05; 134(6):1738-1742.
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Motor skill for tool-use is associated with asymmetries in Broca's area and the motor hand area of the precentral gyrus in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Behav Brain Res. 2017 02 01; 318:71-81.
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Contemporary model of language organization: an overview for neurosurgeons. J Neurosurg. 2015 Feb; 122(2):250-61.