These days, everyone seems to know about the frontal lobes; the parts of the brain that continue to develop through our teens and into our early twenties. To be more precise, the area that is commonly ...

Toronto, CANADA -- A new study sheds light on why brain injury patients have difficulty performing tasks consistently -- a necessary requirement for holding a job. The findings may influence how ...

May 8 -- Scientists have pinpointed a key area of the brain that appears to govern personality, including one's religious, social and political beliefs, and even style of dress, according to a new ...

Scientists have found the region of the brain responsible for a person’s ability to deal with new problems by examining brain-damaged patients. Researchers, led by experts from the National Hospital ...

The parasite was found during brain surgery in Australia and is said to a be a world first Kirsty Hatcher is an Associate Editor on the People.com Morning Team. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

In 1848, Phineas Gage, the supervisor for the Rutland and Burlington Railroad in Vermont, was using a 13-pound, 3-foot-7-inch rod to pack blasting powder into a rock when he triggered an explosion ...

Levels of grey matter in two parts of the brain may be linked to a desire to start smoking during adolescence and the strengthening of nicotine addiction, a new study has shown. A team of scientists, ...

The “frontal lobe syndrome” as it is commonly called, is a loose collection of symptoms frequently observed in patients who suffer prefrontal lobe dysfunction—that is, these brain areas no longer work ...