Talk:Paul Broca
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[edit] questions
I have two questions
First, what methods did Broca use to determine the areas of brain damage? Was visual inspection of the affected patient's skull sufficient, or did it involve autopsy? If the latter, what does one look for in an autopsy to indicate brain damage?
Second, the article defines "aphasic patients" as "persons unable to talk". Modern definitions of aphasia seem to be broader, including almost everyone with a language impairment due to brain damage? Is this definition a mistake, or does it reflect Broca's own usage?
--Ryguasu 01:04 Jan 27, 2003 (UTC)
- Nowadays the specific type of aphasia he studied is known as, not surprisingly, Broca's aphasia. 129.2.211.72 06:22, 20 Nov 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Cause of death
I have removed the cause of Broca's death "probably of a brain aneurism" because my source (which has been reliable for most other entries) says he died "possibly from a coronary occlusion". (B.G. Firkin & J.A.Whitworth (1987). Dictionary of Medical Eponyms. Parthenon Publishing. ISBN 1-85070-333-7) Dave 23:06, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Name
What's his exact full name? Paul Pierre Broca or Pierre Paul Broca? --KJ 04:43, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
Paul Broca. The second name is never quoted or evoked in France. I suppressed the mention on its prodigious childhood. The bacchalaureat is the result of a cumulated success to a sum of tests (litterature, history, mathematics, physics, etc) made in only 2 or 3 days. The year later is either maths and philo or the reverse.User: Gerard Percheron
- I moved the page accordingly. -- User:Docu
[edit] Francisco Goya
“Francisco Goya had his skull hidden and not buried with the rest of his body as a direct response to Broca's work in this area.”
I take serious issue with this statement considering Goya died when Broca was approx. 4 years of age. This statement needs to be removed or edited. If anyone has more information regarding a possible Goya/Broca connection I would be most interested.
[edit] NOT a word on phrenology!!
Why is there not a word on Broca's understanding and dissemination of phrenology? What about early eugenics? These are valid topics that Broca was a pioneer in.
--Gautam3 01:13, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Broca and racism
The fact that Broca was trying to prove that skull/brain size related to intelligence suggests that he was as racist as any other scientist at the time, as Caucasian males generally have larger brains. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 199.212.65.60 (talk) 16:45, 7 December 2006 (UTC).
