Abstract Concepts of cognitive control (CC) and executive function (EF) are defined in terms
of their relationships with goal-directed behavior versus habits and controlled versus …

Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) has been frequently applied to executive function
measurement since first used to identify a three-factor model of inhibition, updating, and …

The current meta-analytic review evaluated the effects of experimentally manipulated sleep
restriction on neurocognitive functioning. Random-effects models were employed to …

Theoretical perspectives posit that heart-rate variability (HRV) reflects self-regulatory
capacity and therefore can be employed as a bio-marker of top-down self-regulation (the …

Executive functions (EFs) include high-order cognitive abilities such as working memory,
inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility, planning, reasoning, and problem solving. EFs enable …

Cognitive impairments are now widely acknowledged as an important aspect of major
depressive disorder (MDD), and it has been proposed that executive function (EF) may be …

Background Several studies have trialled anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (a-
tDCS) for the enhancement of working memory (WM) in both healthy and neuropsychiatric …

Semantic cognition requires a combination of semantic representations and executive
control processes to direct activation in a task-and time-appropriate fashion [Jefferies, E., & …

Recent research highlights the association of gait and cognition in older adults but a
stronger understanding is needed to discern coincident pathophysiology, patterns of …

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a serious and often chronically disabling condition.
The current dominant model of OCD focuses on abnormalities in prefrontal-striatal circuits …