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Explanation:

Broca area is named after the name of Broca in 1861. This area is related to controlling movement and speech production. This part of the brain is responsible for the production of the speech, language and the symbols along with the primary motor functions.

Due to lesion in the Broca area, a person will suffer from a disorder called language disorder. This region of the brain plays a role in word formation, language, speech fluency, etc. The Broca area is located in the motor cortex. Language disorder even represents Broca aphasia syndrome.  

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