Study: Development of Executive Functions

Feb 14, 2017 by

Abstract Executive functions refer to top–down processes utilized in goal-directed behavior. Executive functions and academic achievement relate robustly, from early childhood through adolescence. Executive functions and their neural networks appear to be malleable, and environments can support their development....

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High-fat foods alter kids’ executive functions

Feb 9, 2017 by

After just four weeks after feeding mice high-fat foods, researchers found that the mice developed cognitive defects....

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Bilingual babies have increased activity in executive function regions...

Jun 9, 2016 by

Babies raised in bilingual homes show brain activity indicating executive function as early as 11 months....

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Type 2 diabetes linked to decreased cognitive performance

Mar 16, 2015 by

After reviewing 60 studies comparing 9,815 people with type 2 diabetes, researchers found that those with the disease performed more poorly on tests measuring cognitive abilities like executive function....

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Poor planning skills add to income gap as early as kindergarten...

Jul 20, 2013 by

A new study from Cornell University has found that poor planning skills contribute to the income-achievement gap starting as early as kindergarten. The researchers found that low-income children have a harder time accomplishing planning tasks efficiently in a goal-oriented...

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