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frontal lobe
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frontal lobe [¦frənt·əl ¦lōb]
(neuroscience)
The anterior portion of a cerebral hemisphere, bounded behind by the central sulcus and below by the lateral cerebral sulcus.


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Brain scans conducted on six kids in each group indicated that the children with sleep apnea had unusually low amounts of three substances produced in the hippoeampus and the frontal cortex, which are learning-related brain regions.
Violent felons show reduced frontal cortex activity compared to control groups of nonfelons.
21,22) Furthermore, tinnitus may be correlated with changes in brain activity in areas other than the auditory cortex--for example, the parietal and frontal cortex and areas of the limbic system.
 
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