All of the following are symptoms of someone who had damage to the Wernike area except
A)the inability to speak
B)the inability to comprehend
C)utter neologisms (novel words)
D)lesion or damage in an area of the left hemisphere

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Damage to the Wernike area affects a person's ability to comprehend language and produce meaningful speech, but it does not cause a complete inability to speak (aphasia), which is typically associated with damage to the Broca area. The presence of neologisms and a lesion in the left hemisphere are both associated with damage to the Wernike area.

All of the Following Are Symptoms of Someone Who Had