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 ...

Sex is typically not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of life after a traumatic brain injury, but in some cases, such injuries can cause dramatic changes to a person’s sex drive and ...

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 ...

1 Department of Psychiatry, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, USA 2 Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, USA 3 Department of Neurology, University ...

As organs go, the human brain is an odd one. It’s remarkably big relative to our bodies, for starters. It’s also wrinklier than most, with a complex, folded surface making space for the tens of ...

The “frontal lobe syndrome” as it is commonly called, is a loose collection of symptoms frequently observed in patients who suffer prefrontal lobe dysfunction—that is, these brain areas no longer work ...

The 7-year-old shot in the head at a Houston megachurch has lost a “portion of his (brain’s) frontal lobe,” said his grandmother, whose daughter-in-law – the child’s mother – was killed by police ...