With Pick's disease, nerve cells in the frontal and temporal lobes start to atrophy (die), leading to symptoms of dementia that can be hard to distinguish from Alzheimer's disease. Pick's disease ...

Researchers have identified that the right frontal lobe plays a critical role in logical thinking and problem-solving.

They also demonstrated brain atrophy—that is, shrinkage of the cerebral cortex in the frontal lobes. The mechanisms by which ...