Editing Broca's area (section)

===Action recognition and production===

Experiments have indicated that Broca's area is involved in various cognitive and perceptual tasks. One important contribution of [[Korbinian Brodmann|Brodmann]]'s area 44 is also found in the motor-related processes. Observation of meaningful hand shadows resembling moving animals activates frontal language area, demonstrating that Broca's area indeed plays a role in interpreting action of others.<ref name="pmid18633777">{{cite journal | vauthors = Fadiga L, Craighero L, Destro MF, Finos L, Cotillon-Williams N, Smith AT, Castiello U | title = Language in shadow | journal = Social Neuroscience | volume = 1 | issue = 2 | pages = 77–89 | year = 2006 | pmid = 18633777 | doi = 10.1080/17470910600976430 | s2cid = 20322 }}</ref> An activation of BA 44 was also reported during execution of grasping and manipulation.<ref name="pmid16881255">{{cite journal | vauthors = Fadiga L, Craighero L | title = Hand actions and speech representation in Broca's area | journal = Cortex; A Journal Devoted to the Study of the Nervous System and Behavior | volume = 42 | issue = 4 | pages = 486–90 | date = May 2006 | pmid = 16881255 | doi = 10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70383-6 | s2cid = 2463077 }}</ref>