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WERNICKES FIELD [1 record]

Record 1 2001-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A triangular portion of the internal capsule between the lateral geniculate body and the pulvinar.

Key term(s)
  • Wernicke’s centre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Aire corticale associative siégeant dans la partie postérieure des première et deuxième circonvolutions temporales gauches, intervenant dans la perception des mots et des symboles du langage.

Key term(s)
  • centre de Wernicke

Spanish

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