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Can trauma of the brain cause frontal lobe dementia?
Injury to the frontal lobe, usually confined to specific regions within the lobe itself (though these vary widely across patients/individuals) can cause frontal lobe dementia.
What can cause a compression of the frontal lobe?
the blood
Which lobe of the cortex was damaged when Phineas Gage had his accident?
Phineas Gage damaged his frontal lobe in the accident. Specifically, the accident resulted in severe damage to his prefrontal cortex, which led to significant changes in his personality and behavior.
Could you damage your Frontal Lobe by being hit in the back of the head?
The back of the head is usually the parietal lobe and occipital lobe.
Four main area of the brain?
frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, and the temporal lobe
Section of the brain that makes decisions?
The prefrontal cortex is the section of the brain responsible for making decisions. It is involved in complex cognitive behavior, decision making, and moderating social behavior. Damage to this area can lead to difficulties in decision-making and impulse control.
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of the frontal lobe?
Frontal lobotomy is surgical incision into the frontal lobe of the brain.
Central sulcus separates which lobes?
it seperates the parietal from the frontal lobe, also it seperates the primary motor lobe from the primary somatosensory cortex.
Where of the following lobes are involved in planning memory and personality?
The Frontal Lobe
What kind of lobe is it when a person can understand words but have problems with the expression of meaning of speech?
This could be indicative of damage to the frontal lobe of the brain. The frontal lobe is responsible for language production and planning, so damage here can result in difficulty expressing the meaning of speech even though comprehension is intact.
Damage to which area of the Brain causes losss of executive function?
Damage to the frontal lobe in the brain can cause loss of executive function. Executive function is a persons ability to plan things or foresight.
Can you hold down ajob with frontal lobe damarge?
It depends on the job and on the extent of the frontal lobe damage. If there's a grocery warehouse in your area, a good job for someone with frontal lobe damage is "lumper"--someone who unloads trucks. There are a lot of state and federal programs to encourage companies to hire people with disabilities, and all the lumper companies I ever dealt with participated in those programs.
