wernicke[s_center (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *Wernicke's center*:
NOUN	body	Wernicke's center, Wernicke's area	the auditory word center

English > *Wernicke's center*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	The auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people.
Synonym	Wernicke's area
Part of	language area, language zone	A large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language
Broader	center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre	A cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
Spanish	área de Wernicke
Catalan	àrea de Wernicke, Àrea de Wernicke

HyperDic: wernicke[s_center