The human frontal cortex has been reported to be proportion-ally larger than in other primates. Magnetic resonance scans of humans, apes and monkeys now cast doubt on this idea.

A sportscaster lunges forward. "Interception! Drew Brees threw the ball right into the opposing linebacker's hands! Like he didn't even see him!" ...

The frontal lobe is a part of the brain that controls key functions relating to consciousness and communication, memory, attention, and other roles.

Your frontal lobe is the largest lobe of your brain. It makes up about 25%-40% of the cortex in your brain, depending upon how researchers define the boundaries of the lobes.

Cerebral Cortex Damage. Damage to any region of the cerebral cortex is typically caused by tumors, autoimmune diseases, bleeding in your brain, or a stroke.Symptoms of possible damage depend on ...

Cerebellum Stimulation Influences Frontal Cortex Functioning Delta-wave cerebellar stimulation improves schizophrenia-like cognitive problems Posted March 29, 2017 ...

By studying the brains of macaque monkeys during turn-taking exercises, researchers may be one step closer to understanding how individual neurons in the frontal cortex work together to analyze ...

Neurons in the frontal cortex help macaque monkeys decode social interactions Peer-Reviewed Publication. National Institutes of Natural Sciences ...

More information: Wenhui Zong et al, Hippocampal output suppresses orbitofrontal cortex schema cell formation, Nature Neuroscience (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-025-01928-z.

"They're newly aware of their power in the world, but their frontal cortex is massively underdeveloped." "Their [sense of] social responsibility," he added, "as a consequence is not so great." ...