Frontal Lobe

• Functions
• Intelligence
• Behavior
• Judgement
• Motor
• Planning
• Impulse Control

The frontal lobe deals with executions and planning. It is the largest of the brain's structures, and is the main location for cognitive functions(ability to process thoughts).



Case Study

• In the United States, approximately 40,000 people have received a prefrontal lobotomy(surgery to separate the frontal lobe from the rest of the brain)to treat personality and cognitive disorders(mental disorder).
• Helped destroy connections to the prefontal cortex and impaired voluntary behavior.

Disorders/Damage

• ADHD(Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
• Schizophrenia
• Bipolar Disorder
• Paralysis
• Mood changes
• Inability to express language

Substructure

• Prefrontal cortex
• Motor cortex
• Inferior frontal gyrus
• Middle frontal gyrus
• Frontal eye fields
• Orbitofrontal cortex
• Premotor cortex
• Broca's area