K. Espy

Publications131
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Highly Influential Citations398
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Short-Term Memory, Working Memory, and Executive Functioning in Preschoolers: Longitudinal Predictors of Mathematical Achievement at Age 7 Years
This study examined whether measures of short-term memory, working memory, and executive functioning in preschool children predict later proficiency in academic achievement at 7 years of age (third… Expand
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The structure of executive function in 3-year-olds.
Although the structure of executive function (EF) during adulthood is characterized by both unity and diversity, recent evidence suggests that preschool EF may be best described by a single factor.… Expand
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The Contribution of Executive Functions to Emergent Mathematic Skills in Preschool Children
Mathematical ability is related to both activation of the prefrontal cortex in neuroimaging studies of adults and to executive functions in school-age children. The purpose of this study was to… Expand
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Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) in a Clinical Sample
Evidence for the validity of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF; Gioia, Isquith, Guy, & Kenworthy, 2000) based on internal structure was examined in a sample of children with… Expand
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Using confirmatory factor analysis to understand executive control in preschool children: I. Latent structure.
Although many tasks have been developed recently to study executive control in the preschool years, the constructs that underlie performance on these tasks are poorly understood. In particular, it is… Expand
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Executive Functioning in Preschool Children: Performance on A-Not-B and Other Delayed Response Format Tasks
The A-not-B (AB) task has been hypothesized to measure executive/frontal lobe function; however, the developmental and measurement characteristics of this task have not been investigated.… Expand
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A comparison of performance on the Towers of London and Hanoi in young children.
BACKGROUND The Towers of London (TOL) and Hanoi (TOH) have been viewed as equivalent measures of planning and/or problem solving, although recent evidence in adults suggests that the underlying… Expand
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Executive Functions in Preschool Children Born Preterm: Application of Cognitive Neuroscience Paradigms
Although children born preterm are at risk for neuropsychological impairments at school age and adolescence, including difficulties with visual motor integration, spatial/constructional skills,… Expand
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Chemotherapeutic CNS prophylaxis and neuropsychologic change in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a prospective study.
OBJECTIVE To determine whether prophylactic CNS chemotherapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia is associated with declines in neuropsychological abilities. METHODS Growth curve analysis… Expand
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Using Path Analysis to Understand Executive Function Organization in Preschool Children
There continues to be no consensus definition of executive functions. One way to understand different executive function components is to study abilities at their emergence, that is, early in… Expand
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