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Broca's Aphasia

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Aphasia is an inability to comprehend and formulate language because of damage to specific brain regions.

Broca's aphasia, also known as expressive aphasia, is a variation of aphasia characterized by partial loss of the ability to produce language (spoken, manual,or written), although comprehension generally remains intact.  It is caused by damage to the Broca's area of the brain, a region of the brain linked to speech production.  

Essentially, they know what they want to say, they just can't get it out.

It's my theory that Agent 8 lost his/her memories because of a head injury.  This would explain why Cap'n Cuttlefish found her unconscious.  My Agent 8 also suffered damage to the part of her brain that's equivalent to Broca's area in humans.  Thus, she can only make sounds, not actually form words.

Despite her amnesia, she seems to remember being able to speak, so this is new and upsetting to her.  Top that off with all the death she's going to be seeing in the Octo Expansion if she wants to get out of the subway...whew...she's gonna need therapy.

Also, this is based on a person I learned about, Jerome of Sandy Cove.  Look him up.

Let me know what you think in the comments below!
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Ronman4780's avatar
Poor Octoling... :( (Sad) 
..Maybe she can use a type of speech synthesizer?
Yes, it's not a true voice, but it's probably the next best thing..?

*edited so that I can make myself feel a little less embarrassed, even though it will forever be in my head. {pun intended}