When the neurons in the Broca's area of the brain die, those affected, 1. can talk only 4-5 words at a time, 2. difficult to repeat, 3. talk similar to telegraphic speech, 4. Use nouns without verbs, 5. difficult to respond to complex instructions such as touching the nose after touching the toes. But, they can, 1. hear, 2. read 3. understand simple instructions.