Does mind wandering reflect executive function or executive failure? Comment on Smallwood and Schooler (2006) and Watkins (2008).

JC McVay, MJ Kane - 2010 - psycnet.apa.org
In this comment, we contrast different conceptions of mind wandering that were presented in
2 recent theoretical reviews: Smallwood and Schooler (2006) and Watkins (2008). We also …

Targeting the dopamine D1 receptor in schizophrenia: insights for cognitive dysfunction

PS Goldman-Rakic, SA Castner, TH Svensson… - …, 2004 - Springer
Background and rationale Reinstatement of the function of working memory, the cardinal
cognitive process essential for human reasoning and judgment, is potentially the most …

Closed-loop training of attention with real-time brain imaging

MT Debettencourt, JD Cohen, RF Lee, KA Norman… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Lapses of attention can have negative consequences, including accidents and lost
productivity. Here we used closed-loop neurofeedback to improve sustained attention …

A meta-analysis of working memory impairments in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

R Martinussen, J Hayden, S Hogg-Johnson… - Journal of the American …, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To determine the empirical evidence for deficits in working memory (WM)
processes in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) …

Executive functions in children with autism spectrum disorders

S Robinson, L Goddard, B Dritschel, M Wisley… - Brain and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Executive dysfunction is a characteristic impairment of individuals with Autism Spectrum
Disorders (ASD). However whether such deficits are related to autism per se, or to …

Validity of the CogState brief battery: relationship to standardized tests and sensitivity to cognitive impairment in mild traumatic brain injury, schizophrenia, and AIDS …

P Maruff, E Thomas, L Cysique, B Brew… - Archives of clinical …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
This study examined the validity of the four standard psychological paradigms that have
been operationally defined within the CogState brief computerized cognitive assessment …

Executive functioning in children, and its relations with reasoning, reading, and arithmetic

S Van der Sluis, PF De Jong, A Van der Leij - Intelligence, 2007 - Elsevier
The aims of this study were to investigate whether the executive functions, inhibition, shifting,
and updating, are distinguishable as latent variables (common factors) in children aged 9 to …

Meta-analysis of sex differences in ADHD symptoms and associated cognitive deficits

M Loyer Carbonneau, M Demers… - Journal of Attention …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: A meta-analysis was carried out to determine whether there are sex differences
among children and adolescents with ADHD on the primary symptoms of ADHD and on …

A general prediction model for the detection of ADHD and Autism using structural and functional MRI

B Sen, NC Borle, R Greiner, MRG Brown - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
This work presents a novel method for learning a model that can diagnose Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), as well as Autism, using structural texture and functional …

Neurodevelopmental effects of early deprivation in postinstitutionalized children

SD Pollak, CA Nelson, MF Schlaak… - Child …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The neurodevelopmental sequelae of early deprivation were examined by testing (N= 132)
8‐and 9‐year‐old children who had endured prolonged versus brief institutionalized rearing …