Geraldine Dawson, Laura Grofer Klinger, Heracles Panagiotides, Deborah Hill and Susan Spieker Studies of adults and infants indicate that the left frontal brain region is specialized for approach ...

Gait apraxia affects a person's ability to start and coordinate walking. It occurs when something affects the brain's frontal ...

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 ...

In a small percentage of people with Alzheimer’s disease, behavioral changes early on—such as a disregard for social norms or loss of empathy—can lead physicians to mistakenly diagnose behavioral ...

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 ...

As we age, our brains slowly shrink in volume and weight. This includes significant atrophy within the frontal lobes, the seat of executive functioning. Executive functions include planning, ...

A frontal lobe headache is when there is mild to severe pain in your forehead or temples. Most frontal lobe headaches result from stress. Almost everyone has had a headache at some point in life. A ...

Sex "addiction" is a concept that has had particularly high visibility recently with the publicity associated with Tiger Woods. Persons with addictive or compulsive disorders frequently display an ...

When Bruce Willis' family announced he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal lobe dementia last week, it came after his family had spent years seeking answers. That's not uncommon, said Dr. Steven ...

Collecting behavior, often perceived as a benign hobby or interest, can manifest in pathological forms, particularly in individuals with specific neurological disorders. Here, I explore the organic ...

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 ...