Since the frontal lobes and the front parts of the temporal lobes are the most susceptible to damage from a brain injury, researchers are focusing on what that damage means for a person interviewing for a job, for example, or eating in a restaurant.
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About the author: Jordan Grafman, PhD
Jordan Grafman, PhD, is director of Brain Injury Research, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. His investigation of brain function and behavior contributes to advances in medicine, rehabilitation, and psychology, and informs ethics, law, philosophy, and health policy.