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Wilson Asfora, MD is a dedicated neurosurgeon who has contributed to the advancement of the field through research, medical device creation, and ground-breaking surgical procedures.
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Certain brain areas are considered near-inviolable, like the primary motor cortex, damage to which results in paralysis of affected body parts. But the most sacrosanct regions of the cortex are those that control language. Usually located on the left side, they are called Wernicke's & Broca's areas; one is for understanding language & the other for producing it. […]If both areas are damaged, the patient becomes an isolate, something central to her humanity stolen forever. After someone suffers a
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― When Breath Becomes Air
― When Breath Becomes Air
