Broca's Area: What Is It And Where Is It Located? Functions and Pathologies

Connected to Wernicke's area on the temporal lobe, Broca's area is located on the frontal lobe of the dominant cerebral hemisphere, in an area called the inferior frontal gyrus.
In addition to intervening in the production and understanding of language, Broca's area also participates in the interpretation of the meaning of gestural expressions; in other words, it helps to understand the meaning of all those movements and gestures used to express a concept, an "intention, etc., in place of words.