Neurodivergence: Executive Function

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What Is the Impact of Obesity-Related Comorbidities on the Risk of Premature Aging in Patients with Severe Obesity?: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Dudek A, Zapała B, Gorostowicz A, Kawa I, Ciszek K, Tylec P, Cyranka K, Sierocki W, Wysocki M, Major P.

Medicina (Kaunas). 2025 Feb 8;61(2):293. doi: 10.3390/medicina61020293.

PMID: 40005412 Free PMC article.

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Acute effects of high-intensity interval training and moderate-intensity continuous training on executive functions in healthy older adults.

Ahmadi S, Bélanger M, O'Brien MW, Registe PPW, Dupuy O, Mekari S.

Sci Rep. 2025 Feb 25;15(1):6749. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-91833-z.

PMID: 40000786 Free PMC article.

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Impact of the polygenic risk scores for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Alzheimer's disease.

Leffa DT, Povala G, Bellaver B, Ferrari-Souza JP, Ferreira PCL, Lussier FZ, Schaffer Aguzzoli C, Soares C, Zalzale H, Rohden F, Bauer-Negrini G, Abbas S, Schneider M, Therriault J, Lopez OL, Villemagne VL, Klunk WE, Tudorascu DL, Cohen AD, Rosa-Neto P, Zimmer ER, Karikari TK, Rohde LA, Molina BSG, Pascoal TA; Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative.

Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Feb;21(2):e70003. doi: 10.1002/alz.70003.

PMID: 39998851 Free PMC article.

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Are more exercise components in combined cognitive and physical training better for older adults?: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Han C, Zhang D, Sun W, Liu J, Sun R, Gong W.

Medicine (Baltimore). 2025 Feb 21;104(8):e41572. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000041572.

PMID: 39993122 Free PMC article.

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Cholinergic degeneration and early cognitive signs in prodromal Lewy body dementia.

Woo KA, Kim H, Kim R, Jin B, Shin JH, Kim S, Kim YK, Nam H, Jeon B, Lee JY.

Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Feb;21(2):e14584. doi: 10.1002/alz.14584.

PMID: 39985502 Free PMC article.

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Amplified Intraindividual Variability in Motor Performance in Stroke Survivors: Links to Cognitive and Clinical Outcomes.

Delmas S, Tiwari A, Tseng HY, Poisson SN, Diehl M, Lodha N.

Brain Behav. 2025 Feb;15(2):e70365. doi: 10.1002/brb3.70365.

PMID: 39972991 Free PMC article.

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A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Investigation of Hot and Cool Executive Functions in Reward and Competition.

Lin HY, Fung H, Wang Y, Ho RC, Chen SA.

Sensors (Basel). 2025 Jan 29;25(3):806. doi: 10.3390/s25030806.

PMID: 39943445 Free PMC article.

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Negative impact of self-reported executive problems in patients with functional/dissociative seizures: Results from a prospective long-term observational study.

Villagrán A, Hessen E, Torgersen H, Alfstad KÅ, Duncan R, Hauger LE, Lossius MI.

Seizure. 2025 Feb;125:44-49. doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2025.01.010. Epub 2025 Jan 7.

PMID: 39798508

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Analysis of practical judgment in older adults with epilepsy: An exploratory, multicenter cohort study.

Zawar I, Reyes A, Arrotta K, Lam AD, Sarkis R, Hermann BP, Busch RM, Kapur J, Johnson E, Tavella-Burka S, McDonald CR, Punia V.

Epilepsia. 2025 Feb;66(2):e21-e28. doi: 10.1111/epi.18228. Epub 2024 Dec 17.

PMID: 39688241 Free PMC article.

Discrete Relationships between Spatiotemporal Gait Characteristics and Domain-Specific Neuropsychological Performance in Midlife.

Morrison L, Dyer AH, Dolphin H, Killane I, Bourke NM, Widdowson M, Woods CP, Gibney J, Reilly RB, Kennelly SP.

Sensors (Basel). 2024 Jun 17;24(12):3903. doi: 10.3390/s24123903.

PMID: 38931687 Free PMC article.

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Associations of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors with cognitive functions - a prospective, population-based, 17 years follow-up study of 3,229 individuals.

Glans I, Nägga K, Gustavsson AM, Stomrud E, Nilsson PM, Melander O, Hansson O, Palmqvist S.

Alzheimers Res Ther. 2024 Jun 26;16(1):135. doi: 10.1186/s13195-024-01497-6.

PMID: 38926747 Free PMC article.

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Episodic memory network characteristics in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment accompanied by executive function impairment.

Wang C, Cheng R, Yang W, Qiu L, Liu H; Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative.

Brain Behav. 2024 Jun;14(6):e3601. doi: 10.1002/brb3.3601.

PMID: 38898628 Free PMC article.

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Prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and executive functions at school age: Results from a combined cohort study.

Ni Y, Szpiro AA, Loftus CT, Workman T, Sullivan A, Wallace ER, Riederer AM, Day DB, Murphy LE, Nguyen RHN, Sathyanarayana S, Barrett ES, Zhao Q, Enquobahrie DA, Simpson C, Ahmad SI, Arizaga JA, Collett BR, Derefinko KJ, Kannan K, Bush NR, LeWinn KZ, Karr CJ.

Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2024 Jul;260:114407. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2024.114407. Epub 2024 Jun 15.

PMID: 38879913

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Effects of resistance exercise and whey protein supplementation on cognitive function in older men: secondary analysis of a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Griffen C, Cullen T, Hattersley J, Weickert MO, Dallaway A, Duncan M, Renshaw D.

Exp Gerontol. 2024 Aug;193:112477. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2024.112477. Epub 2024 Jun 6.

PMID: 38844183 Clinical Trial.

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Executive functioning, ADHD symptoms and resting state functional connectivity in children with perinatal stroke.

Meghji S, Hilderley AJ, Murias K, Brooks BL, Andersen J, Fehlings D, Dlamini N, Kirton A, Carlson HL.

Brain Imaging Behav. 2024 Apr;18(2):263-278. doi: 10.1007/s11682-023-00827-w. Epub 2023 Dec 1.

PMID: 38038867 Free PMC article.

Profiles of executive functioning following traumatic brain injury and stroke using the assessment of participation and executive functions: combined cross-sectional and longitudinal designs.

Eliav R, Hason S, Kizony R.

J Rehabil Med. 2024 Jan 18;56:jrm12427. doi: 10.2340/jrm.v56.12427.

PMID: 38235968 Free PMC article.

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Sex, executive function, and prospective memory regulate the chain-mediation pathway of alcohol use and impulsivity.

Duan F, Xia L, Li J, Li X, Zhou Y, Luo H, Wang Z, Song X, Wang J, Chen J, Wang Y, Zhang J, Zhang X, Jiao D.

Front Public Health. 2023 Dec 20;11:1292422. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1292422. eCollection 2023.

PMID: 38174071 Free PMC article.

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A new perspective for evaluating the efficacy of tACS and tDCS in improving executive functions: A combined tES and fNIRS study.

Lu H, Zhang Y, Qiu H, Zhang Z, Tan X, Huang P, Zhang M, Miao D, Zhu X.

Hum Brain Mapp. 2024 Jan;45(1):e26559. doi: 10.1002/hbm.26559. Epub 2023 Dec 11.

PMID: 38083976 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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The role of executive functions in mediating the relationship between adult ADHD symptoms and hyperfocus in university students.

Garcia Pimenta M, Gruhnert RK, Fuermaier ABM, Groen Y.

Res Dev Disabil. 2024 Jan;144:104639. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2023.104639. Epub 2023 Nov 30.

PMID: 38039699

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Associations between physical exercise type, fluid intelligence, executive function, and processing speed in the oldest-old (85 +).

Ho BD, Gullett JM, Anton S, Franchetti MK, Bharadwaj PK, Raichlen DA, Alexander GE, Rundek T, Levin B, Visscher K, Woods AJ, Cohen RA.

Geroscience. 2024 Feb;46(1):491-503. doi: 10.1007/s11357-023-00885-4. Epub 2023 Jul 31.

PMID: 37523033 Free PMC article.

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Mild exercise improves executive function with increasing neural efficiency in the prefrontal cortex of older adults.

Byun K, Hyodo K, Suwabe K, Fukuie T, Ha MS, Damrongthai C, Kuwamizu R, Koizumi H, Yassa MA, Soya H.

Geroscience. 2024 Feb;46(1):309-325. doi: 10.1007/s11357-023-00816-3. Epub 2023 Jun 15.

PMID: 37318716 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

Exploratory study of the prevalence of food addiction and its relationship with executive functioning, depression, and reinforcement sensitivity in a sample of Mexican adults.

Téllez-Rodríguez MA, Amaya-Hernández A, Ortega-Luyando M, Serrano-Juárez CA, Yáñez-Téllez G, López-Alonso VE, Mancilla-Diaz JM, Escartín-Pérez RE.

Front Public Health. 2023 Dec 1;11:1277681. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1277681. eCollection 2023.

PMID: 38106896 Free PMC article.

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Physical activity on executive function in sedentary individuals: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Tian S, Liang Z, Qiu F, Wang X.

PLoS One. 2023 Dec 7;18(12):e0294251. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294251. eCollection 2023.

PMID: 38060501 Free PMC article.

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Age-related, multivariate associations between white matter microstructure and behavioral performance in three executive function domains.

Anderson J, Calhoun VD, Pearlson GD, Hawkins KA, Stevens MC.

Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2023 Dec;64:101318. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2023.101318. Epub 2023 Oct 21.

PMID: 37875033 Free PMC article.

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Adding executive function training to cognitive behavioral therapy for binge eating disorder: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

Eichen DM, Strong DR, Twamley EW, Boutelle KN.

Eat Behav. 2023 Dec;51:101806. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101806. Epub 2023 Aug 29.

PMID: 37660487 Clinical Trial.