lobe

Example Sentences

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Dr. Flaherty provocatively suggests that Van Gogh suffered from temporal lobe epilepsy and that his condition may have played an important role in his achievements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

“I think there’s something to be said for frontal lobe development,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

I feel like—and I think it comes with turning 25—but my frontal lobe has developed and it’s like, “All right, time to be an adult now.”

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2025

They looked closely at shifts in the shape and size of the brain over time and focused on the optic lobe, the region involved in vision that has been linked to flight capabilities.

From Science Daily • Dec. 9, 2025

Macon fastened the wire ends into a knot, but the lobe was swollen and running pus.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison