lobe

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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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

In typical cases, the exposure damages the brain’s frontal lobe, which slows cognition, impairs impulse control, restricts dopamine production and affects mood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

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

Among Dr. Gazzaley’s many research areas, he has explored the tension between these relatively primitive parts and the more evolved regions, including the frontal lobe.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel