Paul Broca
Born June 28, 1824
Died July 9, 1880 of a brain aneurism.
Paul Broca
received a Bachelor's degree when he was only 16 years old!
Paul Broca
was 17 when he attended medical school in Paris. He graduated Medical School when he was 21 years old!
Paul Broca
interned as a Dermatologist, Anatomist and Surgeon.
Paul Broca
founded the Society of Free Thinkers in 1848, it supported Darwin's ideas and theories of evolution
Paul Broca
was awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1849
Paul Broca
was appointed Surgeon in 1853 in a Paris hospital
Paul Broca
was passionate about researching aphasia.
What is aphasia? A speech disorder that is caused when the brain is damaged which led to Paul Broca's discovery of the area of the brain in the left frontal lobe that deals with speech that was coined "Broca's Area".
One of Paul Broca's patients by the name of Leborgne "Tan", lost his ability to speak and eventually only could say, "Tan"
When Tan died, Paul Broca preformed an autopsy and found that his brain was damaged at the left frontal lobe. That Tan infact had a lesion at his frontal lobe just as he predicted!
My name is Grace. I am a stroke survivor with
Broca's aphasia
I had a hemorrhagic stroke at the age of 45. I blog about my recovery at: www.myhappystroke.com. Interview by my husband at Spaulding Rehab, at about five weeks after the stroke (March 2010).
Taylor Green
2014
Oxford Journals - http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/130/5/1432.full
Broca's Area - Ned Sahin Neuroscientist - http://www.brocasarea.com
Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Broca
Scientific American - http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/literally-psyched/2013/02/08/the-man-who-couldnt-speakand-how-he-revolutionized-psychology/
Muskingum. edu - Theresa Teter (May 2000) - http://www.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/broca.htm
Encyclopaedia Britannica - http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/80601/Paul-Broca
Cerebromente.org.br - http://www.cerebromente.org.br/n02/historia/broca.htm
Psychology Today - http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/brain-food/201303/today-was-the-worst-day-paul-broca-s-life
Livescience - http://www.livescience.com/26599-famous-brain-injury-patient-identified.html
Cooper City High School
Cooper City, Florida
Broca's area is associated with expressive aphasia. Also the right side of the body is usually weak or paralized because the frontal lobe is important for body movement.
