Unlike our caveperson brain, which functions continuously, our prefrontal cortex is more like a battery (Lowe et al., 2019; McGonigal, 2011). Essentially, we “drain our frontal lobe battery ...

The frontal lobes in your brain are vital for many important functions. This include voluntary movement, speech, attention, reasoning, problem solving, and impulse control. Damage is most often ...

How studying damage to prefrontal lobe has helped unlock the brain's mysteries Date: August 28, 2014 Source: Cell Press Summary: Until the last few decades, the frontal lobes of the brain were ...

Your frontal lobe is the largest lobe of your brain. It makes up about 25%-40% of the cortex in your brain, depending upon how researchers define the boundaries of the lobes.

Located at the front of the brain, your frontal lobe is responsible for high-cognitive functions like self-control, memory, and emotional expression. It’s essential for personality and ...

The frontal lobe of the brain is vital to human consciousness, as well as functions that appear uniquely human, such as spoken language. Frontal lobe damage can lead to a wide variety of symptoms.

This kind of dementia involves a shrinking of the brain in the frontal lobe and/or the temporal lobe. ... or ask the person to draw a clock, or ask what day it is.

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a group of diseases that damage the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. These lobes, located on the front and sides of your brain, are important for ...

Recently, I reviewed how our “caveperson brains” react to the pandemic. But is there anything we can do about it? While we can’t do much to control our caveperson brain, there is another ...