Named after French physician Paul Broca, who in 1861 identified a lesion in this region in a patient unable to speak (though he could still understand language), Broca’s area in the left inferior frontal gyrus is crucial for speech production and syntactic structuring. It works in tandem with Wernicke’s area(in the temporal lobe) via the arcuate fasciculus, a fiber bundle that enables fluent speech and comprehension. Broca’s discovery marked a turning point in neuroscience, demonstrating that cognitive functions localize to specific brain regions — a foundation of modern neuropsychology. Beyond language, Broca’s area also contributes to sequencing and complex motor planning, linking linguistic structure to action and rhythm.