Wernicke's area

Summary

Wernicke's area ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (306 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• Wernicke's area is credited with the discovery of Carl Wernicke^[2].
• Wernicke's area's image is recorded as Brain - Broca's and Wernicke's area Diagram.svg^[3].
• Carl Wernicke is named after Wernicke's area^[4].
• Wernicke's area's subclass of is recorded as region of cerebral cortex^[5].
• Wernicke's area's Commons category is recorded as Wernicke's area^[6].
• Wernicke's area's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D065813^[7].
• Wernicke's area's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02n40k^[8].
• Wernicke's area's MeSH tree code is recorded as A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.670.837^[9].
• Wernicke's area's MeSH tree code is recorded as A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.863.850^[10].
• Wernicke's area's Interlex ID is recorded as nlx_144087^[11].
• Wernicke's area's Foundational Model of Anatomy ID is recorded as 242178^[12].
• Wernicke's area's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Wernicke-area^[13].
• Wernicke's area's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0043120^[14].
• Wernicke's area's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as wernickes-area^[15].
• Wernicke's area's NeuroNames ID is recorded as 1233^[16].
• Wernicke's area's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2781404657^[17].
• Wernicke's area's KBpedia ID is recorded as WernickesArea^[18].
• Wernicke's area's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 57844^[19].
• Wernicke's area's Wellcome Collection concept ID is recorded as sj5g7dd2^[20].

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Works and Contributions

Wernicke's area is credited with the discovery of Carl Wernicke^[2].

Why It Matters

Wernicke's area ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (306 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]