The Brain | Lobes, corpus callosum, and cerebellum
Dr. Matt and Dr. Mike's Medical Podcast
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The Disinhibition of the Frontal Lobe
The frontal lobe has to do with social interactions, moral judgments and self-control. Some patients with Parkinson's disease have reduced dopamine levels which reduces their feeling or need to do stuff. And when they take anti-parkin-sonian drugs which boost dopamine, they can start getting addictive behaviours such as hyper-sexuality,. gambling - all these types of things come in individuals who have been given Parkinsonian drugs to promote dopamine.
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