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Executive Functions in Alzheimer Disease: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2019 Alzheimer's disease is a severe irreversible syndrome, characterized by a slow and progressive cognitive decline that interferes with the standard instrumental and essential functions of daily life.
Angela Guarino +5 more
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The volitive and the executive function of intentions [PDF]
Philosophical Studies, 2012 Many philosophers of action conceive intentions functionally, as executive states: intentions are mental states that represent an action and tend to cause this action. In the philosophical tradition another function of intentions, which may be called "volitive", played a much more prominent role: intentions are mental states that represent what kind of
Lumer, Christoph
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Developmental Differences in the Relationships Between Sensorimotor and Executive Functions
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2021 BackgroundThere is evidence that sensorimotor and executive functions are inherently intertwined, but that the relationship between these functions differ depending on an individual’s stage in development (e.g., childhood, adolescence, adulthood ...
Chloe Gordon-Murer +7 more
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European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 2022 Executive dysfunction is an underlying characteristic of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Therefore, this study explored which measures of executive functions (EF) may lead to a better diagnostic prediction and evaluated whether ...
Andreia S. Veloso +2 more
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Executive Functions in Parkinson’s Disease
Psico-USF, 2021 The objective of this study was to investigate executive functions (EFs) in older adults with Parkinson’s disease (PD). It was a cross-sectional and comparative study, composed of 62 participants divided into PD group (n = 31; M age = 75.26; SD age = 7.
Tainá Rossi +7 more
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Cross-cultural Adaptation of the Childhood Executive Functions Battery (CEF-B) to Brazilian Portuguese [PDF]
Avaliação Psicológica, 2020 This study aimed to describe the processes of translation and cross-cultural adaptation to Brazilian Portuguese of the Childhood Executive Functions Battery (CEF-B), designed to evaluate executive functions in children and adolescents from 6 to 16 years ...
Amanda Guerra +6 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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Narcissistic Traits and Executive Functions
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Several personality disorders have been associated with cognitive impairment, including executive functions like working memory. Yet, it is unclear whether subclinical expression in non-clinical persons is associated with cognitive functioning.
Igor Nenadić +2 more
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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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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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