"Broca Area" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
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				Functional neuroanatomical region of the inferior frontal gyrus consisting of pars opercularis and pars triangularis. It is important in SPEECH and LANGUAGE production. Injuries to Broca area are associated with BROCA APHASIA and APRAXIA.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D065711 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | A08.186.211.730.885.287.500.270.700.500 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Broca AreaBroca AreaArea, BrocaBroca's RegionBroca RegionBrocas RegionRegion, Broca'sBroca's Speech AreaArea, Broca's SpeechBroca Speech AreaBrocas Speech AreaSpeech Area, Broca'sBroca's AreaArea, Broca'sBrocas Area
 Pars TriangularisPars TriangularisPars TriangulariTriangulari, ParsTriangularis, Pars
 Pars OpercularisPars OpercularisOperculari, ParsOpercularis, ParsPars Operculari
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		            | Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total | 
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Broca Area" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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								Neural bases of elements of syntax during speech production in patients with aphasia. Brain Lang. 2021 11; 222:105025. 
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								Is Listening in Noise Worth It? The Neurobiology of Speech Recognition in Challenging Listening Conditions. Ear Hear. 2016 Jul-Aug; 37 Suppl 1:101S-10S. 
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								Speech entrainment compensates for Broca's area damage. Cortex. 2015 Aug; 69:68-75.