Wernicke–Geschwind model

In the study of language processing, Carl Wernicke created an early neurological model of language, that later was revived by Norman Geschwind.

This model is now obsolete.

[1] Nevertheless, it has been very useful in directing research and organizing research results, because it is based on the idea that language consists of two basic functions: comprehension, which is a sensory/perceptual function, and speaking, which is a motor function.

However, the neural organization of language is more complex than the Wernicke–Geschwind model of language suggests.

The localization of speech in Broca's area is one of the weakest points of this model.