Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is a neurodegenerative disease affecting the frontal and temporal lobes that regulate higher cognitive brain functions such as personality, behavior ...

The study reveals that when the right brain is damaged, people’s capacity for reasoning suffers, implying that this area is central.

To determine which brain areas are necessary for a certain ability, researchers study patients with brain lesions (an area of damage in the brain) caused by stroke or brain tumors. This approach ...