韦尼克区（英文：Wernicke's area）包括颞上回、颞中回后部、缘上回及角回。在这个区域内有听觉性语言中枢和视觉性语言中枢，主要的功能是用来理解单词的意义。

韦尼克区的损伤，将产生严重的感觉性失语症。患有该症的患者能够听见声音，但无法理解语言的意思。患者能组织语法上正确的句子，但没有能力在句子中表达任何意义。

听觉性语言中枢和视觉性语言中枢没有明显的界限，将它们均称为Wernicke区，该区包括颞上回和颞中回后部、缘上回以及角回。

Wernicke's area (/ˈvɛərnᵻkə/ or /ˈvɛərnᵻki/; German:[ˈvɛʁnɪkə]), also called Wernicke's speech area, is one of the two parts of the cerebral cortex linked, since the late nineteenth century, to speech (the other is Broca's area). It is involved in the comprehension or understanding of written and spoken language (in contrast to Broca's area that is involved in the production of language). It is traditionally thought to be in Brodmann area 22, which is located in the posterior section of the superior temporal gyrus (STG) in the dominant cerebral hemisphere (which is the left hemisphere in about 95% of right handed individuals and 60% of left handed individuals). Damage caused to Wernicke's area results in receptive, fluent aphasia. This means that the person with aphasia will be able to fluently connect words, but the phrases will lack meaning. This is unlike non-fluent aphasia, in which the person will use meaningful words, but in a non-fluent, telegraphic manner.