Study examines effect of structural brain changes in children who snore Published: Tags: CORAL GABLES, Fla. – A study at the Maryland School of Medicine is linking structural brain changes to behavioral problems in children who snore. Dr. Mercedes Bello, a pediatric neurologist with Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, said that while there’s a clear link to snoring and behavioral problems, the investigation went further to uncover a connection between snoring and the development of the frontal lobe of the brain. “They found that volume decreased in the frontal lobes in patients who have snoring and sleep apnea. The frontal lobe is the part of the brain that’s in charge of attention, processing impulse control,” she said.