Frontal lobe functions.
The frontal lobes constitute two thirds of the human brain, yet the functions performed by them remained mysterious for a long time. Apart from their well-known involvement in motor function and language, little was previously known about the functions of the frontal lobes. Recent advances have uncovered important roles for the frontal lobes in a multitude of cognitive processes, such as executive function, attention, memory, and language. The importance of the frontal lobes in processes underlying affect, mood, personality, self-awareness, as well as social and moral reasoning, is also a renewed area for research. This article focuses on recent advances in understanding frontal lobe functions.
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Behavioural Neurology Program and Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario M6A 2EI, Canada.
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D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D010551:Personality / Q000502:physiology*