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The frontal lobe is larger and more developed in humans than in any other organism.<ref>[http://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/frontal-lobe/male Frontal lobe], Healthline.com</ref>}}
The frontal lobe is larger and more developed in humans than in any other organism.<ref>[http://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/frontal-lobe/male Frontal lobe], Healthline.com</ref>}}
The health writer Molly McAdams writes about the function of the frontal lobes:
{{cquote|Higher-level thinking is supported by the frontal lobes. Activity in these lobes allows us to reason, make judgments, make plans for the near and far future, make choices, take action, solve problems and generally control our living environment. Without fully functioning frontal lobes, you may have intelligence, but you wouldn’t be able to put it to use.<ref>[What Are the Functions of Frontal Lobe of Brain?] by Molly McAdams</ref>}}
== Frontal lobes and mental illness ==
Malfunction in the frontal lobe can lead to a number of mental illnesses including [[schizophrenia]].
Malfunction in the frontal lobe can lead to a number of mental illnesses including [[schizophrenia]].
=== Frontal lobotomy ===
The [[frontal lobotomy]] was invented as a way to treat those suffering from a frontal lobe malfunction, although that procedure has become more rare in modern times.
The [[frontal lobotomy]] was invented as a way to treat those suffering from a frontal lobe malfunction, although that procedure has become more rare in modern times.