The area of the brain located at the front of each cerebral hemisphere and positioned anterior to the parietal lobes and above and anterior to the temporal lobes. It is separated from the parietal lobe by the primary motor cortex, which controls voluntary movements of specific body parts.
The frontal lobe contains most of the dopamine-sensitive neurons in the cerebral cortex. The dopamine system is associated with reward, attention, long-term memory, planning, impulse control, and drive. Dopamine reduction in the prefrontal cortex is related to poorer performance and inefficient functioning of that brain region during working memory tasks, and to a slightly increased risk for schizophrenia.
That part of the cerebral hemisphere forward of the central groove.
The front lobe of each cerebral hemisphere.
That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain; found directly behind the forehead, it helps to control voluntary movement and is associated with the higher mental activities (e.g., planning, judgment) as well as with personality.
The anterior part of each cerebral hemisphere, extending as far back as the deep central sulcus (cleft) of its upper and outer surface. Immediately anterior to the central sulcus lies the motor cortex, responsible for the control of voluntary movement; the area further forward, the prefrontal lobe, is concerned with behavior, learning, judgment, and personality.
The anterior part of the cerebral hemisphere as far back as the central sulcus. It contains the motor cortex and those parts of the brain concerned with personality, behaviour and learning.
The anterior part of a cerebral hemisphere in front of the central fissure and above the lateral (Sylvian) fissure.
The largest lobes of the brain. The anterior (front) part of each of the cerebral hemispheres makes up the cerebrum. The back part of the frontal lobe is the motor cortex, which controls voluntary movement; the area of the frontal lobe that is further forward is concerned with learning, behavior, judgment, and personality.
The preeminent and prominently positioned region of each lateral or cerebral hemisphere of the brain.