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Fominykh T.A.

Vernadsky Crimean Federal University

D’yachenko A.P.

Vernadsky Crimean Federal University

Kutia S.A.

Vernadsky Crimean Federal University

Paul Pierre Broca: his contribution to medicine

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Fominykh T.A., D’yachenko A.P., Kutia S.A.

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Journal: S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2021;121(6): 67‑70

DOI: 10.17116/jnevro202112106167

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Fominykh TA, D’yachenko AP, Kutia SA. Paul Pierre Broca: his contribution to medicine. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2021;121(6):67‑70. (In Russ.)
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The article presents the main moments of the biography of the great 19th century anatomist, surgeon and anthropologist Paul Broca (1824-1880). The circumstances of his discovery of the motor center of oral speech, later called in his honor «Broca’s area», in 1861 are described. His contributions to oncology, anthropology, and public health are briefly presented.

Keywords:

history of medicine
Paul Broca
Broca’s area
motor aphasia

Authors:

Fominykh T.A.

Vernadsky Crimean Federal University

D’yachenko A.P.

Vernadsky Crimean Federal University

Kutia S.A.

Vernadsky Crimean Federal University

Received:

01.03.2021

Accepted:

09.03.2021

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