The brain's frontal lobe may be organized in a front-to-back continuum, with concrete decision-making occurring toward the back of the lobe and abstract thought toward the front, according to a recent ...

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

In the blink of an eye, a stroke can rewrite the brain’s intricate circuitry, leaving a trail of disrupted functions in its wake. This cerebral lightning strike affects various regions of the brain, ...

A loving relationship can be an oasis in uncertain times, but nurturing it requires attention, honesty, openness, vulnerability, and gratitude. In Why Self-Control Fails in Dementia, I explained how ...

In Why Self-Control Fails in Dementia, I explained how part of frontal lobe function is to regulate behavior. Another part of frontal lobe function is to help us plan and organize actions and ...

'Miracle' COVID-19 patient recovers after spending 3 months in hospital The hospital said “her amazing journey includes 59 days on a ventilator, 40 days in an induced coma and surviving a frontal lobe ...