Editing Aphasiology (section)

==History==

The nineteenth century marked the most important time in the evolution of aphasiology, beginning with the works of [[Franz Josef Gall]]. Gall is the founder of the more modern localization theory and is the origin of the idea of a language center in the brain. However, supporting evidence for the theory that language had its own anatomical representation was not found until the case study of Mr. Leborgne, also known as Tan, by Paul Broca in 1861. The discovery of what is now known as Broca's area was followed years later by Carl Wernicke's famous work, 'The Symptom-Complex of Aphasia: A Psychological Study on an Anatomical Basis' in 1874. This paper is regarded as one of the most influential works in the history of the field of aphasiology. In it, Wernicke described many of the different classifications of aphasia and is the basis for the classical model of aphasia.<ref>Tesak, Juergen; & Code, Chris (2008). Milestones in the History of Aphasia. New York: Psychology Press. {{ISBN|978-1-84169-513-6}}</ref>