Following an accident, traumatic brain injuries can alter the course of your life. TBIs can impact various areas of the brain. Sometimes, you may have damage in multiple areas, whereas other times, the damage may be isolated to one. However, one of the most common areas to injure is your frontal lobe.
Healthline explains that your frontal lobe’s location is just behind your forehead.
What are your frontal lobe’s responsibilities?
Your frontal lobe is connected extensively to other parts of your brain. When you suffer an injury to the front, the damage can ripple to other areas of your brain. Without your frontal lobe, you cannot control your movements as easily. You might not be able to make multistep movements that allow you to dress or cook. Your dominant frontal lobe is also responsible for your ability to speak and understand language.
What happens following frontal lobe injuries?
Damage to the frontal lobe can completely change your behavior. You may find that you have difficulty processing your emotions. People who were not prone to mood swings before may suddenly find that they have severe mood swings and little impulse control. People become more irritable and may be unable to act appropriately in social situations.
Your ability to control your actions is imperative to holding down a job and enjoying your life. Frontal lobe injuries also make it difficult to speak, plan or use higher-order functions, such as problem-solving and judgment.
Your frontal lobes are the largest in your brain. In humans, the frontal lobe is much larger than other animals, which is why humans have language and reasoning skills that many animals do not have.