Was Broca wrong?

Ever since its inception in the 1860s it has been controversial. Broca ’s proposal that there exists in the left inferior frontal gyrus the faculty that co-ordinates articulated language1 has always drawn criticism. Some of these concerns have been discussed at length within the pages of this journal. They include the alternative, contemporaneous view of Hughlings Jackson who was reluctant to consider that there might be a faculty of language in the brain. Jackson wondered instead whether lesions that might affect the outputs of the basal ganglia are responsible for compromised expression —verbal or written.2

Source: Brain - February 1, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: research