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frontal lobe
part of the brain that, because of how large it is, it's responsible for many functions, such as motor control, executive functions, language production, emotional regulation, working memory, and personality
Phineas Gage
19th century American railway worker who survived a large brain trauma
Broca's area
region of the brain in the frontal lobe - in the dominant hemisphere - that aids speech production
prefrontal cortex
part of brain largely responsible for personality, decision making, and social behaviour
frontotemporal dementia
medical condition
motor cortex
region of the cerebral cortex
orbitofrontal cortex
prefrontal cortex region
primary motor cortex
brain region
inferior frontal gyrus
part of the brain's prefrontal cortex
precentral gyrus
motor gyrus of the posterior frontal lobe of the brain
superior frontal gyrus
part of the brain
frontal lobe epilepsy
common form of epilepsy that may appear to be related to a psychiatric problem or a sleep disorder
corticobulbar tract
two-neuron white matter motor pathway
frontotemporal lobar degeneration
group of disorders
paracentral lobule
part of the brain
precentral sulcus
part of the human brain
middle frontal gyrus
part of the brain's frontal lobe
ventromedial prefrontal cortex
part of the prefrontal cortex in the mammalian brain
Brodmann area 4
brain area
Orbital gyri
Brain regions
frontal lobe disorder
disorder
Brodmann area 44
brain area
superior frontal sulcus
orbital sulci
anatomical feature of the human brain
Brodmann area 8
brain area
frontal eye field
Region of the frontal cortex of the brain
inferior frontal sulcus
Groove in the brain's cerebral cortex
Witzelsucht
Witzelsucht ( "joking addiction") is a set of rare neurological symptoms characterized by a tendency to make puns, or tell inappropriate jokes or pointless stories in socially inappropriate situations. It makes one unable to read sarcasm.
Brodmann area 9
Brain area
Brodmann area 6
brain area
Brodmann area 45
brain area
medial frontal gyrus
Brodmann area 10
Brain area
autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy
frontal lobe epilepsy that is characterized by autosomal dominant inheritance with childhood onset of clusters of brief nocturnal motor seizures with hyperkinetic or tonic manifestations
Brodmann area 46
Brain area
Brodmann area 47
Brain area
Brodmann area 11
brain area