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 ...

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 part of our ...

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), in particular, may be at play, and identifying ways to slow down its progression can help. In ...

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 ...

Kanye West, now known as Ye, dropped a full-page Wall Street Journal apology linking his 2002 car accident to years of antisemitic outbursts. The rapper claims undiagnosed brain damage from the crash ...

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 ...

Toronto, CANADA -- A new study sheds light on why brain injury patients have difficulty performing tasks consistently -- a necessary requirement for holding a job. The findings may influence how ...

Social cognition is thought to be impaired in patients with prefrontal vascular lesions and in those with the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia, according to several clinical reports.

Frontotemporal dementia is a brain disease that affects the parts of your brain responsible for behavior, speech and memory. “Frontotemporal” stems from the names frontal and temporal lobes, which are ...