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  • Studies have shown that the decrease in frontal-lobe activity may be accompanied by increased activation in other cortical regions.

    Can memory improve with age? 2012

  • Mr. Duncan found that patients with frontal-lobe damage were impaired on tests of "fluid intelligence" that, until recently, were not part of standard IQ tests.

    The Other 'G' Spot 2010

  • That is because we rely on higher cognitive function in our political thinking, rather than going by pure frontal-lobe fight-or-flight mob-rule response, as do wingnuts.

    Think Progress » Corporation Runs For Maryland Congressional Seat To Protest SCOTUS Campaign Finance Decision 2010

  • Today, video-game brain, Internet addiction, and other technology side effects appear to be suppressing frontal-lobe executive skills and our ability to communicate face-to-face.

    Letters to the Editor 2008

  • Today, video-game brain, Internet addiction, and other technology side effects appear to be suppressing frontal-lobe executive skills and our ability to communicate face-to-face.

    Letters to the Editor 2008

  • In county clinics, I watched psychiatrists educate patients by referring to diagrams of the brain, pointing out how ADHD arises out of deficits in frontal-lobe processing and PTSD from dissociation of limbic areas from higher cortical regions.

    Daniel Goldin: The Limits of Neuroscience Daniel Goldin 2010

  • Do you suffer total frontal-lobe meltdown under stress?

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Epstein on Ricci: 2009

  • I vaguely wish I could get a frontal-lobe wipedown.

    Minor Observations melted_snowball 2007

  • The emotionally needy person you can't get off the telephone has a frontal-lobe abnormality.

    Is Everybody Crazy? 2008

  • Likewise, human studies have turned up sex differences in a frontal-lobe region responsible for emotional reasoning.

    Mind Of A Man: Bridging Our Differences 2007

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