Executive functions

A Diamond - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2020 - Elsevier
First, executive functions are defined. Then the development of executive functions in
children, from infancy to 10–11 years of age, is briefly described. The relation between the …

Sustained attention in developmental language disorder and its relation to working memory and language

E Smolak, KK McGregor, T Arbisi-Kelm… - Journal of Speech …, 2020 - pubs.asha.org
Purpose Based on evidence of deficits in domain-general cognitive abilities associated with
developmental language disorder (DLD), the current study examined sustained attention …

[HTML][HTML] The developmental trajectory of task-related frontal EEG theta/beta ratio in childhood

J Chen, Y ** adaptive control: Age-related differences in task choices and awareness of proactive and reactive control demands
JC Niebaum, N Chevalier, RM Guild… - Cognitive, Affective, & …, 2021 - Springer
Developmental changes in executive function are often explained in terms of core cognitive
processes and associated neural substrates. For example, younger children tend to engage …

The effect of metacognitive executive function training on children's executive function, proactive control, and academic skills.

M Kubota, LV Hadley, S Schaeffner… - Developmental …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
The current study investigated the effects of metacognitive and executive function (EF)
training on childhood EF (inhibition, working memory [WM], cognitive flexibility, and …

[HTML][HTML] Consistent use of proactive control and relation with academic achievement in childhood

M Kubota, LV Hadley, S Schaeffner, T Könen… - Cognition, 2020 - Elsevier
As children become older, they better maintain task-relevant information in preparation of
upcoming cognitive demands. This is referred to as proactive control, which is a key …

Speed and Accuracy Training Affects Young Children's Cognitive Control

CHHM Heemskerk, CM Roebers - Journal of Cognition and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Young children tend to rely on reactive cognitive control (eg strongly slow down after an
error), even when task accuracy would benefit from proactive cognitive control (taking a …

A hidden Markov model for analyzing eye-tracking of moving objects: Case study in a sustained attention paradigm

J Kim, S Singh, ED Thiessen, AV Fisher - Behavior Research Methods, 2020 - Springer
Eye-tracking provides an opportunity to generate and analyze high-density data relevant to
understanding cognition. However, while events in the real world are often dynamic, eye …