 Executive Function
"Executive Function" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A set of cognitive functions that controls complex, goal-directed thought and behavior. Executive function involves multiple domains, such as CONCEPT FORMATION, goal management, cognitive flexibility, INHIBITION control, and WORKING MEMORY. Impaired executive function is seen in a range of disorders, e.g., SCHIZOPHRENIA; and ADHD.
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D056344
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.217
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| Concept/Terms |
Executive Function- Executive Function
- Executive Functions
- Function, Executive
- Functions, Executive
- Executive Control
- Executive Controls
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2010 | 8 | 2 | 10 | | 2011 | 7 | 4 | 11 | | 2012 | 11 | 3 | 14 | | 2013 | 14 | 10 | 24 | | 2014 | 18 | 8 | 26 | | 2015 | 12 | 6 | 18 | | 2016 | 24 | 1 | 25 | | 2017 | 16 | 9 | 25 | | 2018 | 11 | 4 | 15 | | 2019 | 16 | 7 | 23 | | 2020 | 7 | 6 | 13 | | 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Executive Function" by people in Profiles.
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Martin-Willett R, Morris B, Wilcox R, Giordano G, Andrews-Hanna J, Banich M, Bryan AB. The influence of a 16-week exercise program, APOE status, and age on executive function task performance: A randomized trial. Exp Gerontol. 2021 09; 152:111431.
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Clark DJ, Rose DK, Butera KA, Hoisington B, DeMark L, Chatterjee SA, Hawkins KA, Otzel DM, Skinner JW, Christou EA, Wu SS, Fox EJ. Rehabilitation with accurate adaptability walking tasks or steady state walking: A randomized clinical trial in adults post-stroke. Clin Rehabil. 2021 Aug; 35(8):1196-1206.
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Ding K, Reynolds CM, Driscoll KA, Janicke DM. The Relationship Between Executive Functioning, Type 1 Diabetes Self-Management Behaviors, and Glycemic Control in Adolescents and Young Adults. Curr Diab Rep. 2021 02 22; 21(3):10.
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Medina LD, Heffernan K, Holden S, Simpson A, Bettcher BM. Neural correlates of daily function: A pilot study of the white matter retrogenesis hypothesis and three separate performance-based functional assessments. Neuropsychology. 2021 Jan; 35(1):103-110.
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Snyder HR, Friedman NP, Hankin BL. Associations Between Task Performance and Self-Report Measures of Cognitive Control: Shared Versus Distinct Abilities. Assessment. 2021 06; 28(4):1080-1096.
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Bidwell LC, Ellingson JM, Karoly HC, YorkWilliams SL, Hitchcock LN, Tracy BL, Klawitter J, Sempio C, Bryan AD, Hutchison KE. Association of Naturalistic Administration of Cannabis Flower and Concentrates With Intoxication and Impairment. JAMA Psychiatry. 2020 08 01; 77(8):787-796.
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Shanmugan S, Sammel MD, Loughead J, Ruparel K, Gur RC, Brown TE, Faust J, Domchek S, Epperson CN. Executive function after risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: does current mood and early life adversity matter? Menopause. 2020 07; 27(7):746-755.
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Janusz J, Harrison C, Boada C, Cordeiro L, Howell S, Tartaglia N, Boada R. Executive function in XXY: Comparison of performance-based measures and rating scales. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2020 06; 184(2):469-481.
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Orr JM, Lopez J, Imburgio MJ, Pelletier-Baldelli A, Bernard JA, Mittal VA. Adolescents at clinical high risk for psychosis show qualitatively altered patterns of activation during rule learning. Neuroimage Clin. 2020; 27:102286.
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Shanmugan S, Cao W, Satterthwaite TD, Sammel MD, Ashourvan A, Bassett DS, Ruparel K, Gur RC, Epperson CN, Loughead J. Impact of childhood adversity on network reconfiguration dynamics during working memory in hypogonadal women. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2020 09; 119:104710.
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