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Executive Function in the Presence of Sleep Disordered Breathing
, 2007 The purpose of the study was to investigate whether sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) impairs executive functioning in children. Additionally, the study sought to identify the executive functions at risk in SDB and the contribution of daytime sleepiness ...
Sutton, Amy M
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Processing speed and visuospatial executive function predict visual working memory ability in older adults [PDF]
, 2012 Visual working memory (VWM) has been shown to be particularly age sensitive. Determining which measures share variance with this cognitive ability in older adults may help to elucidate the key factors underlying the effects of aging.
Deary, Ian J +12 more
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Educating executive function [PDF]
WIREs Cognitive Science, 2016 Executive functions are thinking skills that assist with reasoning, planning, problem solving, and managing one's life. The brain areas that underlie these skills are interconnected with and influenced by activity in many different brain areas, some of which are associated with emotion and stress.
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Indoxyl Sulfate Levels and Its Relation with Executive Function in Routine Hemodialysis Patients
Global Medical & Health Communication, 2023 Executive function is a crucial cognitive domain that can be adversely affected by various toxic substances, including the uremic toxin indoxyl sulfate.
Yuliarni Syafrita +3 more
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Training Executive Functions to Improve Academic Achievement: Tackling Avenues to Far Transfer
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 The aim of training executive functions is usually to improve the ability to attain real-life goals such as academic achievement, that is, far transfer.
Catherine Gunzenhauser +1 more
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The executive function account of repetitive behavior: Evidence from Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome [PDF]
, 2023 In this study, we focus on Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (RTS) to explore the associations between executive function deficits and repetitive behaviors. Thirty individuals with RTS completed direct assessments of inhibition, working memory and set-shifting ...
Oliver, Chris +4 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye +33 more
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Prefrontal cortex and executive function in young children: A review of NIRS studies
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2013 Executive function refers to the higher-order cognitive control process for the attainment of a specific goal. There are several subcomponents of executive function, such as inhibition, cognitive shifting, and working memory.
Yusuke eMoriguchi, Kazuo eHiraki
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Disentangling the relationship between caregiver stress and child executive function [PDF]
, 2023 Single page posterWhile parenting is often rewarding, there are some aspects of parenthood that are stressful. One potential source of stress for parents is child behavior, especially for parents of children with low executive function (EF), who may feel
Lashley, Olivia
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Protein pyrophosphorylation by inositol pyrophosphates — detection, function, and regulation
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Protein pyrophosphorylation is an unusual signaling mechanism that was discovered two decades ago. It can be driven by inositol pyrophosphate messengers and influences various cellular processes. Herein, we summarize the research progress and challenges of this field, covering pathways found to be regulated by this posttranslational modification as ...
Sarah Lampe +3 more
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