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A new study from the University of California, San Francisco has upended a long-held assumption in neuroscience about how the ...

The largest part of the brain is the highly-evolved cerebrum. The topmost portion is divided into two hemispheres, each with four lobes, within which are many other subdivisions.

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Thinning can also be noticeable in parts of the temporal lobe, which is located behind the ears and helps people understand words, speak, read, write, and connect words with their meanings.

Most epilepsy patients wait decades before being offered surgery and doctors say more might seek this option. The frontal lobe part of the brain, which controls executive functions and language ...

The parts of the brain that are needed to remember words, and how these are affected by a common form of epilepsy, have been identified by a team of neurologists and neurosurgeons at UCL.