Neurodiversity: Executive Function

Executive Function Defined

The executive functions are a set of processes that all have to do with managing oneself and one's resources in order to achieve a goal. It is an umbrella term for the neurologically-based skills involving mental control and self-regulation.

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Guidelines on Executive Function

8 Ways to Strengthen Your Teen's Executive Function Skills, ADDitude
Activities Guide: Enhancing and Practicing Executive Function Skills with Children from Infancy to Adolescence, Center for the Developing Child, Harvard University
Children’s Executive Function Skills, Kansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Executive Function & Self-Regulation, Center for the Developing Child, Harvard University
GUIDELINE 6, Provide options for Executive Functions

Executive Function, Research from PubMed, Free Articles (Updated 2/6/2024)

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1.	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.
2.	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.
3.	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.
4.	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
5.	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.
6.	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.

Executive Function, Research from PubMed, Free Articles (Updated 1/4/2024)

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1.	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.
2.	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.
3.	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.
4.	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.

Current Research on Executive Function from PubMed (Updated 12/21/23)

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Association of executive function with suicidality based on resting-state functional connectivity in young adults with subthreshold depression.

Yun JY, Choi SH, Park S, Jang JH.

Sci Rep. 2023 Nov 24;13(1):20690. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-48160-y.

PMID: 38001278 Free PMC article.

Sleep Duration and Executive Function in Adults.

Sen A, Tai XY.

Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2023 Nov;23(11):801-813. doi: 10.1007/s11910-023-01309-8. Epub 2023 Nov 14.

PMID: 37957525 Free PMC article. Review.

Current Research on Executive Function from PubMed (Updated 11/14/23)

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A canonical trajectory of executive function maturation from adolescence to adulthood.

Tervo-Clemmens B, Calabro FJ, Parr AC, Fedor J, Foran W, Luna B.

Nat Commun. 2023 Oct 30;14(1):6922. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-42540-8.

PMID: 37903830 Free PMC article.

At-home computerized executive-function training to improve cognition and mobility in normal-hearing adults and older hearing aid users: a multi-centre, single-blinded randomized controlled trial.

Downey R, Gagné N, Mohanathas N, Campos JL, Pichora-Fuller KM, Bherer L, Lussier M, Phillips NA, Wittich W, St-Onge N, Gagné JP, Li K.

BMC Neurol. 2023 Oct 20;23(1):378. doi: 10.1186/s12883-023-03405-1.

PMID: 37864139 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

Executive Function, Research from PubMed, Free Articles, Updated 9/5/2023

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Everyday executive functioning in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: diagnostic specificity, clinical correlations, and outcome.

Rydqvist F, Hoff E, Daukantaitè D, Cervin M.

BMC Psychiatry. 2023 Aug 24;23(1):622. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-05111-1.

PMID: 37620782 Free PMC article.

Immediate and short-term effects of single-task and motor-cognitive dual-task on executive function.

Zhang W, Liu H, Zhang T.

PLoS One. 2023 Aug 16;18(8):e0290171. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290171. eCollection 2023.

PMID: 37585447 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

Executive Function, Research from PubMed, Free Articles (Updated 01/03/2023)

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1.	The neurobiology of apathy in depression and neurocognitive impairment in older adults: a review of epidemiological, clinical, neuropsychological and biological research. Steffens DC, Fahed M, Manning KJ, Wang L. Transl Psychiatry. 2022 Dec 26;12(1):525. doi: 10.1038/s41398-022-02292-3. PMID: 36572691 Free PMC article. Review.
2.	Investigating the relationship between specific executive functions and functional decline among community-dwelling older adults: results from a prospective pilot study. Verreckt E, Grimm E, Agrigoroaei S, de Saint Hubert M, Philippot P, Cremer G, Schoevaerdts D. BMC Geriatr. 2022 Dec 19;22(1):976. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-03559-6. PMID: 36529736 Free PMC article.
3.	The impact of a short-period head-down tilt on executive function in younger adults. Mekari S, Murphy RJL, MacKinnon ARS, Hollohan Q, Macdougall SC, Courish MK, Kimmerly DS, Neyedli HF. Sci Rep. 2022 Dec 3;12(1):20888. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-25123-3. PMID: 36463320 Free PMC article.
4.	An intergenerational programme delays health impairment in nursing home residents: the Duplo project. Boyano I, Nieto S, Serra JA, Alcaide M, Caparros M, Varela M. Eur Geriatr Med. 2022 Dec;13(6):1365-1375. doi: 10.1007/s41999-022-00700-x. Epub 2022 Oct 17. PMID: 36251169 Free PMC article.