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Kobe University

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By applying weak electrical stimuli to Broca’s area (region of the brain concerned with speech production located in the frontal lobe,), corresponding responses (cortico-cortical evoked potentials (CCEPs), shaded in blue) are recorded in other brain regions such as Wernicke’s area (language comprehension, temporal lobe).  

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Kobe University

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