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Review
. 2005 Feb:20:60-9.
doi: 10.1152/physiol.00043.2004.

Broca's region: from action to language

Nobuyuki Nishitani  1 , Martin Schürmann, Katrin Amunts, Riitta Hari
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Review

Broca's region: from action to language

Nobuyuki Nishitani et al. Physiology (Bethesda). 2005 Feb.
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Abstract

Broca's region, classically considered a motor speech-production area, is involved in action understanding and imitation. It also seems to help in sequencing of actions. Broca's region might have evolved for interindividual communication, both by gestures and speech.

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