Frontal lobe is the largest of the four major lobes of the brain in mammals, and is located at the front of each cerebral hemisphere .
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11 Facts About Frontal lobe
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The most anterior rounded part of the frontal lobe is known as the frontal pole, one of the three poles of the cerebrum.
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Frontal lobe contains most of the dopamine neurons in the cerebral cortex.
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Frontal lobe is the largest lobe of the brain and makes up about a third of the surface area of each hemisphere.
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Frontal lobe can be divided into a lateral, polar, orbital, and medial part.
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In humans, the frontal lobe reaches full maturity around the late 20s, marking the cognitive maturity associated with adulthood.
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Psychological tests that measure frontal lobe function include finger tapping, the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, and measures of language, numeracy skills and decision making which are all controlled by frontal lobe.
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Damage to the frontal lobe can occur in a number of ways and result in many different consequences.
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The frontal lobe is the same part of the brain that is responsible for executive functions such as planning for the future, judgment, decision-making skills, attention span, and inhibition.
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Similarly, those who experience Capgras syndrome after frontal lobe damage believe that an identical "replacement" has taken the identity of a close friend, relative, or other person and is posing as that person.
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Many scientists had thought that the frontal lobe was disproportionately enlarged in humans compared to other primates.
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