The impact of sleep quality on cognitive functioning in Parkinson's disease [PDF]
, 2011 In healthy individuals and those with insomnia, poor sleep quality is associated with decrements in performance on tests of cognition, especially executive function. Sleep disturbances and cognitive deficits are both prevalent in Parkinson's disease (PD).
Bogdanova, Y. +4 more
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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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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.
Booth, Josephine N. +2 more
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Annual Review of Psychology, 2013 Executive functions (EFs) make possible mentally playing with ideas; taking the time to think before acting; meeting novel, unanticipated challenges; resisting temptations; and staying focused. Core EFs are inhibition [response inhibition (self-control—resisting temptations and resisting acting impulsively) and interference control (selective ...
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An interpreter advantage in executive functions? A systematic review [PDF]
, 2020 The aim of this systematic literature review was to answer the question of which executive function is most affected by interpreter training and experience.
Hollebeke, Illy +4 more
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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.
Michael eDaly +2 more
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Habitual physical activity (HPA) as a factor in sustained executive function in Alzheimer-type dementia: a cohort study [PDF]
, 2014 Evidence from studies on healthy older adults and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) populations suggests that physical activity interventions have a positive effect on executive function. In this study, we consider whether HPA is positively associated with
Alexopoulos +64 more
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The relationship between visuospatial functions and executive functions of female Schizophrenia patients admitted to a psychiatric hospital [PDF]
روانشناسی و روانپزشکی شناخت, 2020 Introduction: Defective executive functions impair behavioral and emotional control in schizophrenia patients, and identification of its correlates can help design treatment protocols. Aim: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between
Maryam Foodeh, Elham Foroozandeh
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Acute hypoglycemia impairs executive cognitive function in adults with and without type 1 diabetes [PDF]
, 2013 OBJECTIVE: Acute hypoglycemia impairs cognitive function in several domains. Executive cognitive function governs organization of thoughts, prioritization of tasks, and time management.
A. J. Graveling +22 more
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Children with low working memory and children with ADHD: same or different? [PDF]
, 2014 The purpose of this study was to compare working memory (WM), executive function, academic ability and problem classroom behaviors in children aged 8 to 11 years who were either identified via routine screening as having low WM, or had been diagnosed ...
Alloway, Tracy +5 more
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