Frontotemporal dementia causes striking shifts in behavior, emotion, and communication—making loved ones seem like different ...

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 ...

Increased impulsivity, or a lack of impulse control, is a key characteristic of many psychiatric disorders, including alcohol dependence. Recent studies suggest that increased impulsivity is involved ...

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, ...

Differences in the physical shape and wiring of the brain can directly contribute to the development of attention and social ...

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 ...

If you scroll through TikTok or Instagram long enough, you'll inevitably stumble across the line: "Your frontal lobe isn't fully developed yet." It's become neuroscience's go-to explanation for bad ...

Lobotomy is a surgical procedure performed on the brain. The brain has several lobes, each with different functions. The frontal lobe was the part of the brain targeted in the standard lobotomy ...

When the aging brain misfires, the results can be astonishing and a little alarming.