__Tucked in the back of Brocaâs area is the Pars triangularis, which is implicated in the semantics of language. When you stop to think about something someoneâs saidâa line in a poem, a jargon-heavy sentenceâthis is the part of your brain doing the heavy work.
Know the causes. Brain atrophy is shrinking of the brain caused by the loss of its cells, called neurons. Two types of brain atrophy can occur; generalized and focal. Generalized atrophy refers to neuron loss throughout the entire brain, and focal atrophy refers to neuron loss in a specific brain region.
Atrophy is a finding, seen in many of the diseases that affect the brain. Atrophy of any tissue means loss of cells.In brain it means loss of neurons and the in between connections.Atrophy can be generalized and diffuse, which means that all parts of the brain affected equally or it can be focal, affecting only a limited area of the brain with a relatively decreased of the functions of that area of the brain.n brain it means loss of neurons and the in between connections. Atrophy can be generalized and diffuse, which means that all parts of the brain affected equally or it can be focal, affecting only a limited area of the brain with a relatively decreased of the functions of that area of the brain.