Paul Broca
(1824-1880)
French physician, anatomist and anthropologist
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Pierre Paul Broca (, , , 28 June 1824 – 9 July 1880) was a French physician, anatomist and anthropologist. He is best known for his research on Broca's area, a region of the frontal lobe that is named after him. Broca's area is involved with language. His work revealed that the brains of patients suffering from aphasia contained lesions in a particular part of the cortex, in the left frontal region. This was the first anatomical proof of localization of brain function. Broca's work also contributed to the development of physical anthropology, advancing the science of anthropometry.
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28 June 1824 Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, Gironde
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9 July 1880 (aged 56) Paris, France
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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