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Paul Broca


Born
in France
June 24, 1824

Died
July 09, 1880


Pierre Paul Broca 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. Broca's work also contributed to the development of physical anthropology, advancing the science of anthropometry. ...more

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On The Phenomena Of Hybridi...

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Recherches sur l'hybridit

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de la Différence Fonctionne...

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“Nations, like families, are fond of counting up their ancestors, of enhancing the length of their genealogy, and of regarding the antiquity of their origin as a title of nobility.”
Paul Broca