Wernicke's aphasia is caused by damage to

a. the inferior insular gyrus of the right hemisphere.
b. Broca's area.
c. the superior temporal gyrus of the left hemisphere.
d. the inferior occipital cortex.
e. the frontal association cortex of the right hemisphere.

Answer: c. the superior temporal gyrus of the left hemisphere.

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