Wernicke–Geschwind model

an early theory of speech that integrated the roles of the receptive language cortex (Wernicke’s area) and the language production cortex (Broca’s area). Also called Wernicke’s theory. [first suggested in 1874 by Karl Wernicke (1848–1905), German neurologist; revived and then extended by Norman Geschwind (1926–1984), U.S. neuroscientist]

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September 8th 2024

complementary class

in set theory, the totality of elements that do not belong to a particular class. For example, if A is the class of all psychologists, then its complementary class is the class of all people who are not psychologists.