 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,
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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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Executive Function" by people in Profiles.
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Winters DE, Sakai JT. Callous-Unemotional Trait Prosocial Limitations Are Moderated by Cognitive Control Impacting Theory of Mind in Adolescents. Personal Ment Health. 2025 Nov; 19(4):e70037.
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Smith LL, Friedman NP, Luciana M, Banich MT. Functional connectivity patterns of the fronto-parietal and cingulo-opercular networks demonstrate distinct associations with individual differences in cognitive control during early adolescence. Neuroimage. 2025 Oct 15; 320:121454.
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Martinez-Lincoln A, Leopold DR, Groff BR, Yeo DJ, Willcutt EG, Cutting LE, Banich MT, Price GR. Individual differences in the activity of executive function brain regions during number comparison. Behav Brain Res. 2025 Oct 02; 494:115740.
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Kim AE, Langlois VJ, Ness T, Wade M, Novick JM. Resolving conflicting interpretations: Theta band oscillations and the role of cognitive control. Neuropsychologia. 2025 Oct 10; 217:109214.
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Snodgrass NA, Fidler DJ, Patel L, Denne E, Smith J, Weber S, Esbensen AJ. Relationship between anxiety and executive functioning among youth with Down syndrome. Res Dev Disabil. 2025 Sep; 164:105056.
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Teh WL, Lee SYL, Chandwani N, Johnson SL, Subramaniam M, Ho RCM. Neurocognitive correlates of emotion-based urgency in DSM-5 bipolar disorder: the moderating role of diagnosis status and positive affect in a functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) experimental study. J Affect Disord. 2025 Oct 15; 387:119534.
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Stohr GM, Harrewijn A, Morales S, Zeytinoglu S, Laky ZE, Khosravi P, Cardinale EM, Lorenzo N, Stoddard J, Pine DS, Fox NA, Brotman MA, Haller SP. Adolescent cognitive control processing is associated with anxiety in young adulthood during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2025 Oct; 25(5):1485-1495.
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Van Deusen K, Prince MA, Walsh MM, Patel LR, Pinks ME, Esbensen AJ, Thurman AJ, Abbeduto L, Oser C, Daunhauer LA, Fidler DJ. Modeling the Latent Factor Structure of the "EXcEEDS" (EXecutive function Early Evaluation in Down Syndrome) Battery. Am J Intellect Dev Disabil. 2025 May 01; 130(3):195-208.
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Winters DE, Spitz J, Raymond K, Natvig C, Waller R, Mikulich-Gilbertson SK, Sakai JT. Affective theory of mind impairments linked with callous-unemotional traits implicate cognitive control: A pre-registered double-blind randomized controlled trial with a dual-task paradigm. J Affect Disord. 2025 Aug 01; 382:417-427.
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Paulsen BA, Friedman NP, Banich MT. Engagement of neural systems varies with level of executive function during late childhood: Evidence from a structural equation modeling approach to data from the adolescent brain cognitive development (ABCD) study. Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2025 Jun; 73:101549.
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