Your working memory, cognitive flexibility, and self-regulation are core components of executive function (EF), an interrelated set of mental skills that lay the foundation for advanced cognitive ...

Executive functioning deficits are also common in mental health conditions such as bipolar disorder (Cotrena and colleagues, 2020) and Schizophrenia (Parola and colleagues, 2020).

Executive function encompasses a set of cognitive processes crucial for managing thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Understanding its components can help you better navigate tasks and challenges ...

Executive functioning and reading comprehension can be conceptualized into three components (Chang, 2020): Cognitive flexibility, or our ability to shift between understanding the words we are ...

Executive function—top-down processes by which the human mind controls behavior, regulating thoughts and actions—have long ...

Residual cognitive deficits are commonly reported by individuals in remission from depression, often affecting daily life functioning and mental health. To provide tailored and personalized cognitive ...

Executive functions are life management skills that help people “convert intentions into actions,” said Ari Tuckman, a psychologist in West Chester, Pa., and author of the “The ADHD ...

Children 18 months to 2 years old who ate greater quantities of sugary snacks and processed foods were more likely to have problems with core components of executive functioning such as inhibition ...