frontal
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Barbara Sahakian, a neuropsychologist at the University of Cambridge who specialises in ADHD, said the condition affects the brain's frontal lobe, which play a key role in organisation and focus.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
However, the widely repeated claim that brain development, especially in the frontal lobe, stops at 25 is not accurate.
From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026
They are actively planning experiments that will begin with stimulation of the visual cortex and later move to higher-level regions in the frontal cortex.
From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026
Roughly 8 feet square, this dense frontal forest of figures—part human, part animal, part vegetal—in acidic blues, yellows and greens, is Cubist, Surrealist, Afro-Cuban.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
When a person is clearheaded, the frontal lobe becomes freed of the humming and buzz of external pressure.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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