Executive function (EF) encompasses higher-order mental processes necessary for the conscious control of thought and action in the service of goals. Once t
Executive function (EF) has a critical role in school success, both academic and social-emotional. Nevertheless, there is a lack of evidence on developmentally sensitive measures of EF for young children and on the feasibility of assessing EF for early childhood screening. This study assessed the...
Furthermore, profound executive function deficits can lead to serious problems in safety, function, employment, and emotional well-being. In normal aging, a person can experience a decline in concept formation, abstraction, and mental flexibility, especially after age 70. There can also be a ...
Results provide only weak support for impaired executive functioning, but the deficits in color knowledge may indicate a primary sensory deficit or difficulty with forming conditional associations, both implicating disruptions in dopamine system function. 展开 ...
Study 1 investigated the syndromic specificity of EF profiles on the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) in DS (n= 30), +1X (n= 30), and a TD group (n= 30), ages 5–18 years. Study 2 examined age effects on EF in the same cross-sectional sample of ...
executive function include the following: inhibition, that is, the ability to ignore distraction and stay focused, and to resist making one response and instead make another; working memory, that is, the ability to hold information in mind and manipulate it; cognitive flexibility, that is, the ...
From external regulation to self-regulation: Early parenting precursors of young children’s executive functioning. Child Development. 2010; 81(1): 326-339. Bibok MB, Carpendale JIM, Muller U. Parent scaffolding and the development of executive function. New Directions in Child ...
The relationship between media multitasking and executive function in early adolescents Media multitasking is an ever more popular form of media consumption, in particular among youth. The increasing prevalence of media multitasking is concern... S Baumgartner,W Weeda,LVD Heijden,... - Meeting of th...
Executive function and dietary intake in youth: A systematic review of the literature Drawing on a developmental perspective, this systematic review examines the literature on the link between executive function (i.e., inhibition, working ... AH Egbert,C Creber,DM Loren,... - 《Appetite》 被引...
The current longitudinal study examined the roles of theory of mind, counterfactual reasoning, and executive function in children’s pre-reading skills, reading awareness, and reading comprehension. It is the first to examine this set of variables with preschool and school-aged children. A sample ...