Question

Josiah is trying to speak to his wife, but his speech is very slow and labored, often with jumbled sentence structure. Josiah may have damage to his . Group of answer choices 1. Broca's area 2. Parahippocampal place area (PPA) 3. Extrastriate body area (EBA) 4. Wernicke's area

Answer 1

Answer:

Josiah may have damage to his Broca's area.

Explanation:

• The part of the brain that is responsible for the production of speech is referred to as the 'Broca's Area'.
• It is situated in the frontal lobe and usually on the left side of the dominant hemisphere.
• Even a minute damage to this part can cause serious disorders as far as speech is concerned.
• Disorders like stammering, jumbling of words, etc., are common for a person with damaged Broca's area.