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Executive Function

Known as: executive functioning, Executive Controls, Function, Executive 
A set of cognitive functions that controls complex, goal-directed thought and behavior. Executive function involves multiple domains, such as CONCEPT… Expand
National Institutes of Health

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Ability to perform cognitive activityActivities of Daily Living (activity)AttentionBrain
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Cognition

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Review
2019
Review
2019
Evidence-Based Cognitive Rehabilitation: Systematic Review of the Literature From 2009 Through 2014.
OBJECTIVES To conduct an updated, systematic review of the clinical literature, classify studies based on the strength of… Expand
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2019
Review
2019
Stress and Obesity.
  • A. Tomiyama
  • Annual review of psychology
  • 2019
    • Corpus ID: 49340140
Many pathways connect stress and obesity, two highly prevalent problems facing society today. First, stress interferes with… Expand
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Review
2019
Review
2019
Cognitive function following a major depressive episode: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND Substantial evidence suggests that cognitive deficits might persist after remission of a major depressive episode… Expand
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Review
2019
Review
2019
Dopamine and Cognitive Control in Prefrontal Cortex
Cognitive control, the ability to orchestrate behavior in accord with our goals, depends on the prefrontal cortex. These… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Immediate Early Genes, Memory and Psychiatric Disorders: Focus on c-Fos, Egr1 and Arc
Many psychiatric disorders, despite their specific characteristics, share deficits in the cognitive domain including executive… Expand
Review
2018
Review
2018
Aerobic-Exercise and resistance-training interventions have been among the least effective ways to improve executive functions of any method tried thus far
We appreciate that our colleagues, Hillman et al. (2018), would like to conclude that aerobic exercise improves executive… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Effects of physical activity on executive functions, attention and academic performance in preadolescent children: a meta-analysis.
OBJECTIVES The aim of this meta-analysis was to provide a systematic review of intervention studies that investigated the effects… Expand
Review
2017
Review
2017
The impact of social activities, social networks, social support and social relationships on the cognitive functioning of healthy older adults: a systematic review
BackgroundSocial relationships, which are contingent on access to social networks, promote engagement in social activities and… Expand
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
The Nature and Organization of Individual Differences in Executive Functions
Executive functions (EFs)—a set of general-purpose control processes that regulate one’s thoughts and behaviors—have become a… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Developmentally Sensitive Measures of Executive Function in Preschool Children
  • S. M. Carlson
  • Developmental neuropsychology
  • 2005
    • Corpus ID: 19068613
Changes in executive functioning in the preschool years are recognized as playing a critical role in cognitive and social… Expand
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