Paul Broca
French physician, anatomist and anthropologist (1824–1880) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pierre Paul Broca (/ˈbroʊkə/,[1][2][3] also UK: /ˈbrɒkə/, US: /ˈbroʊkɑː/,[4] French: [pɔl bʁɔka]; 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 with 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.
Paul Broca | |
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Born | (1824-06-28)28 June 1824 |
Died | 9 July 1880(1880-07-09) (aged 56) Paris, France |
Nationality | French |
Known for | Broca's area Broca's aphasia Diagonal band of Broca |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Anthropology Anatomy Medicine |
Broca's work contributed to the development of physical anthropology, advancing the science of anthropometry,[5] and craniometry, in particular, the now-discredited practice of determining intelligence. He was engaged in comparative anatomy of primates and humans and proposed that Negroes were an intermediate form between apes and Europeans. He saw each racial group as its own species and believed racial mixing eventually led to sterility.