Frontotemporal dementia is a brain disease that affects the parts of your brain responsible for behavior, speech and memory. “Frontotemporal” stems from the names frontal and temporal lobes, which are ...

Nearly two years after Bruce Willis' family announced that he was diagnosed with aphasia, his family now says his “condition has progressed” to a much more serious condition called frontotemporal ...

Frontal lobe damage can cause problems with decision-making, movement, and self-control. A stroke is a common cause of frontal lobe damage, often leading to symptoms like behavior changes and ...

In Why Self-Control Fails in Dementia, I explained how part of frontal lobe function is to regulate behavior. Another part of frontal lobe function is to help us plan and organize actions and ...

In Don’t Listen to Your Lizard Brain, I explained how we all have a reptilian brain inside us that generates primitive drives such as hunger, sexuality, and territoriality, and that we can use our ...

A loved one undergoing massive shifts in personality or speech can be challenging to work with. You might be wondering if it’s already a symptom of an underlying disease. Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) ...