lobe

Example Sentences

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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

The first lobe finned fish that developed limbs capable of supporting movement on land still relied heavily on aquatic environments.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

“I think there’s something to be said for frontal lobe development,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

I feel like—and I think it comes with turning 25—but my frontal lobe has developed and it’s like, “All right, time to be an adult now.”

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2025

Like Phineas, these patients with frontal lobe damage have trouble making decisions.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman