 Executive Function
"Executive Function" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2011 | 8 | 1 | 9 | | 2012 | 9 | 2 | 11 | | 2013 | 13 | 11 | 24 | | 2014 | 16 | 6 | 22 | | 2015 | 11 | 6 | 17 | | 2016 | 20 | 1 | 21 | | 2017 | 14 | 7 | 21 | | 2018 | 10 | 3 | 13 | | 2019 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Executive Function" by people in Profiles.
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Wiggins ME, Tanner J, Schwab N, Crowley SJ, Schmalfuss I, Brumback B, Libon DJ, Heilman K, Price CC. Regional leukoaraiosis and cognition in non-demented older adults. Brain Imaging Behav. 2019 Oct; 13(5):1246-1254.
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Bansal S, Robinson BM, Leonard CJ, Hahn B, Luck SJ, Gold JM. Failures in top-down control in schizophrenia revealed by patterns of saccadic eye movements. J Abnorm Psychol. 2019 Jul; 128(5):415-422.
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Wylie KP, Harris JG, Ghosh D, Olincy A, Tregellas JR. Association of Working Memory With Distributed Executive Control Networks in Schizophrenia. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2019; 31(4):368-377.
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Filley CM. History of Subcortical Cognitive Impairment. Front Neurol Neurosci. 2019; 44:108-117.
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Wang K, Leopold DR, Banich MT, Reineberg AE, Willcutt EG, Cutting LE, Del Tufo SN, Thompson LA, Opfer J, Kanayet FJ, Lu ZL, Petrill SA. Characterizing and decomposing the neural correlates of individual differences in reading ability among adolescents with task-based fMRI. Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2019 06; 37:100647.
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Gustavson DE, Panizzon MS, Franz CE, Reynolds CA, Corley RP, Hewitt JK, Lyons MJ, Kremen WS, Friedman NP. Integrating verbal fluency with executive functions: Evidence from twin studies in adolescence and middle age. J Exp Psychol Gen. 2019 Dec; 148(12):2104-2119.
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Shapiro ALB, Johnson SL, Sutton B, Legget KT, Dabelea D, Tregellas JR. Eating in the absence of hunger in young children is related to brain reward network hyperactivity and reduced functional connectivity in executive control networks. Pediatr Obes. 2019 06; 14(6):e12502.
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Banich MT, Smolker HR, Snyder HR, Lewis-Peacock JA, Godinez DA, Wager TD, Hankin BL. Turning down the heat: Neural mechanisms of cognitive control for inhibiting task-irrelevant emotional information during adolescence. Neuropsychologia. 2019 03 04; 125:93-108.
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Gold JM, Robinson B, Leonard CJ, Hahn B, Chen S, McMahon RP, Luck SJ. Selective Attention, Working Memory, and Executive Function as Potential Independent Sources of Cognitive Dysfunction in Schizophrenia. Schizophr Bull. 2018 10 17; 44(6):1227-1234.
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Hartstein LE, LeBourgeois MK, Berthier NE. Light correlated color temperature and task switching performance in preschool-age children: Preliminary insights. PLoS One. 2018; 13(8):e0202973.
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