Humans require a plethora of higher cognitive skills to perform executive functions, such as
reasoning, planning, language and social interactions, which are regulated predominantly …

Executive function (EF) skills are neurocognitive skills that support the reflective, top-down
coordination and control of other brain functions, and there is neural and behavioral …

Conservation scientists increasingly seek to find ways to implement their research for
improved policy and practice. However, such efforts may be ineffective, or even …

The development of early childhood self-regulation is often considered an early life marker
for later life successes. Yet little longitudinal research has evaluated whether there are …

Working memory (WM) is a fundamental aspect of cognition. WM maintenance is classically
thought to rely on stable patterns of neural activities. However, recent evidence shows that …

Introduction: Executive function (EF) skills emerge in infancy and typically become more
effective and efficient throughout childhood and adolescence and into early adulthood …

Abstract Purpose of Review Suicide is a major public health concern and a leading cause of
death in the US. Alcohol and opioid use disorders (AUD/OUD) significantly increase risk for …

The medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) has been posited to serve a variety of social, affective,
and cognitive functions. These conclusions have largely been driven by forward inference …

The prefrontal cortex (PFC), a cortical region that was once thought to be functionally
insignificant, is now known to play an essential role in the organization and control of goal …

Adolescence is characterized by making risky decisions. Early lesion and neuroimaging
studies in adults pointed to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and related structures as …