The Frontal Lobe: Symptoms

Question 1

What are the 5 main categories of symptoms associated with frontal lobe lesions?

Answer 1

1. Disturbances of motor function
2. Loss of divergent thinking
3. Environmental control of behaviour
4. Poor temporal memory
5. Other symptoms

Question 2

What does the frontal lobe other symptoms category include?

Answer 2

Impaired social behaviour, altered sexual behaviour, impaired olfactory discrimination and disorders associated with damage to the facial area

Question 3

What are the 2 tools used to asses response inhibition?

Answer 3

1. The Stroop Test
2. Go No Go Task

Question 4

What task is used to asses risk taking and rule breaking (gambling)?

Answer 4

Balloon Analog Risk Task (BART)