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''Wernicke's (receptive) aphasia''
Due to a lesion of the superior temporal gyrus
This area 'forms' the speech before 'sending it' to Broca's area. 
Lesions result in sentences that make no sense, word substitution and neologisms but speech remains fluent
Comprehension is impaired

''Broca's (expressive) aphasia''
Due to a lesion of the inferior frontal gyrus
Speech is non-fluent, laboured, and halting
Comprehension is normal

''Conduction aphasia''
Classically due to a stroke affecting the arcuate fasiculus - the connection between Wernicke's and Broca's area
Speech is fluent but repetition is poor. Aware of the errors they are making
Comprehension is normal

''Global aphasia''
Large lesion affecting all 3 of the above areas resulting in severe expressive and receptive aphasia