An alternative hypothesis for fluent aphasia posited by Dronkers and colleagues suggests that the role of the cortex of Wernicke's area is:
A) long-term memory for semantic categories.
B) identical to that of Broca's area.
C) short-term memory for mouth movements.
D) short-term memory for speech sounds.

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Dronkers and colleagues suggest that the cortex of Wernickes area is involved in the short-term memory for speech sounds, which is crucial for understanding the nature of fluent aphasia.

An Alternative Hypothesis for Fluent Aphasia Posited by Dronkers and Colleagues