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 communication ...

The contribution of medial temporal lobe structures to memory is well established. However recent brain-imaging studies have indicated that frontal cortex may also be involved in human memory ...

Your brain is wired to conduct your most important work each day through the most intricate neural connections and across your brain’s four major lobes: frontal, temporal, parietal and occipital. But ...

Medically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MD Key Takeaways Frontal lobe damage can cause problems with decision-making, movement, and self-control.  A stroke is a common cause of frontal lobe damage, often ...

Frontal lobe disorders encompass a spectrum of conditions characterised by focal or diffuse damage to prefrontal regions, impairing the array of cognitive processes collectively termed executive ...

There are lots of reasons why relationships fall apart; all kinds of incompatibilities can doom romance. Some are trivial, but occasionally there might be something more profound at the root of an ...

The frontal lobe is not fully developed until the age of 25. That's why we make reckless decisions before then. But is that really true? An expert sorts it out.

A study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research examined the residual neurocognitive effects of cannabis consumption. In particular, the Suez Canal University research team investigated whether ...

In a humbling moment for our species, the following big news has just been published: When it comes to the frontal lobes, we're not so special after all. Why the mixed findings? One potential reason ...

Levels of gray matter in two parts of the brain may be linked to a desire to start smoking during adolescence and the strengthening of nicotine addiction, a new study has shown. A team of scientists, ...

Increased impulsivity, or a lack of impulse control, is a key characteristic of many psychiatric disorders, including alcohol dependence. Recent studies suggest that increased impulsivity is involved ...