speech center
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of speech center
First recorded in 1880–85 as a neurological term; current sense dates from 1960–65
Example Sentences
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“The stroke completely destroyed her speech center and affected her right side,” said Tim Culver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2022
Other forms of therapy include singing, which activates the speech center in the right side of the brain, Ifejika said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2022
At least I was able to show her in my anatomy and physiology textbook that her Wernicke’s area was affected, the speech center in her cerebral cortex, and not anything vital.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 26, 2012
Some memory cells may have been destroyed; certainly many were damaged, especially in Carolyn's speech center.
From Time Magazine Archive
We have to establish a new connection between the speech center and the center of volition.
From The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
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