: the anterior division of each cerebral hemisphere
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThere is an insane responsibility and pressure put on a child who's brain, emotions, frontal lobe (decision making) aren't developed yet. Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, 3 Sep. 2019 Reagan also has attention-deficit disorder, dyslexia and troubles with organizing — which her mom said are believed to be related to her brain injury because part of her frontal lobe that controls executive functioning was removed. Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 3 July 2022 However, due to its placement in the left frontal lobe of my brain, the resection had left me unable to speak. Danielle Soviero, Bon Appétit, 30 June 2022 The disease quite literally shrinks the frontal lobe of the brain. Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2022 Doctors removed the baseball-sized growth from her frontal lobe.al, 22 May 2022 As evening approaches, the brain’s frontal lobe activity decreases affecting focus, attention to detail and working memory, and emotional wellbeing tends to be less stable. Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2022 Interesting studies by VU University Amsterdam found exercise, even in short bouts, can boost blood flow to the frontal lobe which controls this executive function and higher-level cognitive processing. Tracy Brower, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2022 An autopsy revealed unusually severe brain disease in the frontal lobe of the former NFL player accused of fatally shooting six people in Rock Hill, South Carolina, before killing himself in April, authorities announced Tuesday. Michelle Liu, ajc, 14 Dec. 2021 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
frontal lobe
noun
: the anterior division of each cerebral hemisphere having its lower part in the anterior fossa of the skull and bordered behind by the central sulcus