language centres - AO3

Cards (3)

  • Most of the evidence for wernicke's and broca's areas comes from post mortem studies. This means its not possible to then refine the understanding of these functions by getting the participant to do further tasks.
  • Much of the research to Wernicke's and Broca's areas comes from case studies.
  • Case studies are useful as they can be used to test hypotheses about brain function, however it is difficult to generalise findings due to individual differences between participants.