Espiral Atlas
Central nervous systemNeuroanatomy

Wernicke's area (posterior area 22)

area Wernicke

Posterior part of the superior temporal gyrus, at the junction of the temporal and parietal lobes. On the model, the color marks the posterior third of the gyrus. [CHECK: the book does not give the anterior limit; the third is approximate]

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