The potential for school-based interventions that target executive function to improve academic achievement: A review

R Jacob, J Parkinson - Review of educational research, 2015‏ - journals.sagepub.com
This article systematically reviews what is known empirically about the association between
executive function and student achievement in both reading and math and critically …

Neuropsychological assessment: Past and future

KB Casaletto, RK Heaton - Journal of the International …, 2017‏ - cambridge.org
Neuropsychological assessment tools are the staple of our field. The development of
standardized metrics sensitive to brain-behavior relationships has shaped the …

Sex/gender differences in verbal fluency and verbal-episodic memory: a meta-analysis

M Hirnstein, J Stuebs, A Moè… - Perspectives on …, 2023‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Women are thought to fare better in verbal abilities, especially in verbal-fluency and verbal-
memory tasks. However, the last meta-analysis on sex/gender differences in verbal fluency …

Socioeconomic status and executive function: Developmental trajectories and mediation

DA Hackman, R Gallop, GW Evans… - Developmental …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Childhood socioeconomic status (SES) predicts executive function (EF), but fundamental
aspects of this relation remain unknown: the developmental course of the SES disparity, its …

Independent effects of bilingualism and socioeconomic status on language ability and executive functioning

A Calvo, E Bialystok - Cognition, 2014‏ - Elsevier
One hundred and seventy-five children who were 6-years old were assigned to one of four
groups that differed in socioeconomic status (SES; working class or middle class) and …

Socioeconomic status and the brain: mechanistic insights from human and animal research

DA Hackman, MJ Farah, MJ Meaney - Nature reviews neuroscience, 2010‏ - nature.com
Human brain development occurs within a socioeconomic context and childhood
socioeconomic status (SES) influences neural development—particularly of the systems that …

[PDF][PDF] Executive function

SM Carlson, PD Zelazo, S Faja - 2013‏ - drive.google.com
Executive function (EF) refers to the set of neurocognitive skills involved in goal-directed
problem solving, including working memory, inhibitory control, and set shifting/flexibility. EF …

Shifting ability predicts math and reading performance in children: A meta-analytical study

N Yeniad, M Malda, J Mesman… - Learning and Individual …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Empirical evidence on the association between the shifting component of executive
functioning and academic performance is equivocal. In two meta-analyses children's shifting …

Socioeconomic status and the develo** brain

DA Hackman, MJ Farah - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2009‏ - cell.com
Childhood socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with cognitive achievement throughout
life. How does SES relate to brain development, and what are the mechanisms by which …

Executive functions after age 5: Changes and correlates

JR Best, PH Miller, LL Jones - Developmental review, 2009‏ - Elsevier
Research and theorizing on executive function (EF) in childhood has been
disproportionately focused on preschool age children. This review paper outlines the …