One of the most shameful episodes in the history of psychology is the use of frontal lobotomies. Despite very scant evidence of their effectiveness—and in spite of much evidence of serious negative ...

Recently, I reviewed how our “caveperson brains” react to the pandemic. But is there anything we can do about it? While we can’t do much to control our caveperson brain, there is another part of our ...

As far as the brain is concerned, the teenage years are a world unto themselves. As an eminent neurobiologist and single mother of two teenaged boys, Dr. Frances Jensen had a front-row seat to the ...

Located at the front of the brain, your frontal lobe is responsible for high-cognitive functions like self-control, memory, and emotional expression. It’s essential for personality and communication ...