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Language is processed in the temporal lobes, on the sides of your brain, next to you temples.
Different areas in the temporal lobes (mostly on the left side) deal with different aspects of language. For instance, the Wernicke area supports your ability to understand words. The Broca area, on the other hand, is the one that allows you to produce language or articulate words.
Let’s try a fun brain teaser to help exercise your brain’s language areas [Read more…] about Brain Teaser: Ready to stimulate those neurons in your temporal lobes?
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