<prompt> Wernickes area is located in:Superior temporal gyrusInferior temporal gyrusPost-central gyrusAngular gyrus  <response>: Ans. a Superior Temporal GyrusRef: Harrison 19th ed. 177 Wernickes area is located in the posterior section of the superior temporal gyrus STG in the dominant cerebral hemisphere which is the left hemisphere in about 95 of right handed individuals and 60 of left handed individuals. Damage caused to Wernickes area results in receptive, fluent aphasia. This means that the person with aphasia will be able to fluently connect words, but sentences will lack meaning 