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Does this condition actually exist?
In an episode of the tv series "Medium" the main character (Allison) begins to suffer from a condition that causes her mind to block out all knowledge of language. In other words, she can hear people perfectly but, she has no idea what the meaning of the words being spoken are. Does something like that actually exist? I can't remember what the doctor in the episode called it...
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- LaazLv 78 years ago
Receptive aphasia it's called. Involves damage to the (usually left side of the brain where language is housed in most people, especially if you're right-handed) Wernicke's area. Also called Wernicke's aphasia.
Broca's aphasia (damage in Broca's area) affects the ability to form speech properly. Also called expressive aphasia.
In reality, these areas work together and it isn't quite as simple and one does the receiving and one does the expressing, but this is a basic way of understanding it.
Source(s): Doctor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFGmCRc0njk
