One of the hottest topics across the American education system is a set of cognitive skills called executive function. Curriculums based around improving executive function have been deployed in some ...

Executive function describes a set of cognitive processes and mental skills that help an individual plan, monitor, and successfully execute their goals. The “executive functions,” as they’re known, ...

Executive function — the term for critical mental skills like organization, focus, time management and emotional regulation — help all of us navigate our daily lives. People with ADHD are much more ...

As people, we rely on our mental capabilities and cognitive skills to do things like regulate emotions and navigate our ...

Executive function—top-down processes by which the human mind controls behavior, regulating thoughts and actions—have long been studied using a standard set of tools, with these assessments being ...

According to Dr. Beth Rabinovitz, clinical neuropsychologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division in White Plains, “Executive function refers to a set of mental processes that guide ...

Our current brain structures have been with us for at least 35,000 years. But today’s work environment, filled with the pinging, whooshing, grabbing, greedy solicitations of digital media, is unlike ...

A controlled study using functional MRI brain imaging reveals a possible biological link between early musical training and improved executive functioning in both children and adults, report ...

A new study found that processing speed regarding inhibitory control (the ability to suppress automatic or impulsive ...

Changes in speech speed and fluency are associated with executive function throughout the adult lifespan, not just with aging ...

Executive function describes a set of cognitive processes and mental skills that help an individual plan, monitor, and successfully execute their goals. The “executive functions,” as they’re known, ...