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A Bidirectional Relationship between Physical Activity and Executive Function in Older Adults
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2015 Physically active lifestyles contribute to better executive function. However, it is unclear whether high levels of executive function lead people to be more active.
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The Extent to Which Different Executive Function Skills Mediate the Spatial-Math Link [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesUnderstanding factors related to early math development is critically important because early math skills predict a number of academic outcomes, such as later math, reading, and school success.
Elyssa A. Geer +7 more
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Impairments on "open-ended" executive function tests in autism [PDF]
, 2009 The executive function (EF) theory of autism has received much support recently from a growing number of studies. However, executive impairments have not always been easy to identify consistently and so novel "ecologically valid" tests have been designed
Burgess, P. W. +2 more
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Do tasks make a difference? Accounting for heterogeneity of performance of children with reading difficulties on tasks of executive function : findings from a meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2010 Research studies have implicated executive functions in reading difficulties (RD). But while some studies have found children with RD to be impaired on tasks of executive function other studies report unimpaired performance.
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Executive Functioning in Schizophrenia [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2013 The executive function (EF) is a set of abilities, which allows us to invoke voluntary control of our behavioral responses. These functions enable human beings to develop and carry out plans, make up analogies, obey social rules, solve problems, adapt to unexpected circumstances, do many tasks simultaneously, and locate episodes in time and place.
Gricel eOrellana +5 more
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Computer-based multiple component cognitive training in children with ADHD: a pilot study
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2023 Background ADHD is associated with deficits in executive functions. Cognitive training is a promising nonpharmacological intervention for ADHD, however, there is insufficient evidence to guide the selection of training for individuals with ADHD.
Yingying Wu +6 more
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Association between executive function and excess weight in pre-school children
PLoS ONE, 2022 The association between executive function and excess weight is becoming increasingly evident. However, the results of previous studies are still inconclusive, and there is a lack of evidence in early childhood. This study aims to examine the association
Narueporn Likhitweerawong +5 more
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Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2020 ObjectivesPrior work has demonstrated that executive function training or physical exercise can improve older adults’ cognition. The current study takes an exploratory approach to compare the feasibility and efficacy of online executive function training
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Gender-Specific Relationship Between Executive Function and Self-Rated Health [PDF]
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, 2019 Objectives Self-rated health is a comprehensive measure of health. As gender difference in self-rated health is found, identifying gender-specific factors related to self-rated health is important.
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Children, 2021 Children’s motor and cognitive functions develop rapidly during childhood. Physical activity and executive function are intricately linked during this important developmental period, with physical activity interventions consistently proving to benefit ...
Silke De Waelle +4 more
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