TBIs can impact these areas in many ways, for example, according to Spikman et al. (2013); Focal prefrontal damage can cause problems with social cognition, emotional recognition, memory, and executive functioning. Difficulties in these previously mentioned areas can cause drastic effects for a person such as employment, relationships, and conversations. For one specific case, the lady I observed at the Crumley home had adequate social skills, however, she had memory deficits that affected social engagement. He had problems with short-term memory, short-term memory is a common deficit in the TBI population (Slovarp, Azuma, & LaPointe, 2012). During our conversation together, I had to repeat the topic and the most recent comment I made several times. For an example: (ME) “I love these blueberry scones.” What's your favorite dessert you've tried so far? (TBI resident) “I like this brownie, what's your favorite?” I believe his difficulties are due to damage to his prefrontal lobe. A further area that could be affected is the temporal lobe, more precisely in the deepest part of this lobe, up to the hippocampus and the amygdala. Damage to the temporal lobe can lead to difficulties retaining verbal information (Ariza et al.,