Right+Frontal+Lobe

 The right cerebral hemisphere is clearly dominant in regard to the mediation and control over most aspects of social-emotional functioning. There is also a variety of findings which strongly suggest that the so called alerting/arousal vigilance network is localized to the right frontal lobe, and that the right frontal lobe exerts ** bilateral ** influences on arousal.

-Normal right hemisphere is quicker to react to external stimuli, and has a greater attentional capacity compared to the left -Split brain studies the isolated left hemisphere tends to become occasionally unresponsive, suffers lapses of attention, and is more limited in attentional capacity as compared to the right which attends to both the left and right half of visual, auditory, and tactile space. -Right hemisphere also becomes desynchronized (aroused) following left or right sided stimulation (indicating it is bilaterally responsive), whereas the left brain is activated only with unilateral (right side) stimulation. -Right frontal lobe and hemisphere responds more quickly even to stimuli appearing on the right side. In consequence, if the right frontal lobe (or hemisphere) is injured, the left frontal lobe is unable to attend to events occurring on the left side of the body, which results in unilateral left-side neglect. -Right frontal lobe is larger than the left suggesting more interconnections with other brain tissue, and appears to exert bilateral inhibitory influences on attention and arousal. -Wen the left frontal region is damaged, the right may act unopposed with excessive left lobe inhibition manifested by speech arrest, depression, and/or apathy.
 * Bilateral Right frontal lobe influence vs. Unilateral Left frontal lobe influence **

Nevertheless, because left cerebral excitatory influences are predominantly unilateral, with massive right cerebral damage, although the left hemisphere is aroused, the left is unable to activate the right half of the brain. This may result in -Unilateral inattention and neglect of the left half of the body and space - (undamaged) left hemisphere may ignore his of her left arm or leg, and if their neglected extremities are shown to them, may claim they belong to the doctor or a person in the next room. That such disturbances occur only rarely with left frontal or left hemisphere damage further suggests that the right hemisphere is able to continue to monitor events ocurring on either side of the body.

-Disinhibition- manifested by speech release, confabulation, lability, and other impulsive disturbances which may wax and wane in severity. -Mania -Confabulation -Hypersexuality -Tagentiality -Excessive excitement manifested by speech release, confabulation, lability, and a host of impulsive disturbances which may wax and wane in severity. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">-Impulsive, labile, disinhibited and inappropriate social and emotional behaviors <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">These symptoms are associated with what has been described as the "frontal lobe personality," including, in the extreme, the development of a full blown manic psychosis coupled with disinhibited sexuality.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Injury/Damage: **