The role of prefrontal cortex in cognitive control and executive function

NP Friedman, TW Robbins - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2022 - nature.com
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 …

The C Factor: Cognitive dysfunction as a transdiagnostic dimension in psychopathology

A Abramovitch, T Short, A Schweiger - Clinical Psychology Review, 2021 - Elsevier
Research into cognitive functions across psychological disorders suggests that cognitive
deficiencies may be present across multiple disorders, potentially pointing to a …

Unity and diversity of executive functions: Individual differences as a window on cognitive structure

NP Friedman, A Miyake - Cortex, 2017 - Elsevier
Executive functions (EFs) are high-level cognitive processes, often associated with the
frontal lobes, that control lower level processes in the service of goal-directed behavior …

Advancing understanding of executive function impairments and psychopathology: bridging the gap between clinical and cognitive approaches

HR Snyder, A Miyake, BL Hankin - Frontiers in psychology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Executive function (EF) is essential for successfully navigating nearly all of our daily
activities. Of critical importance for clinical psychological science, EF impairments are …

Annual research review: childhood maltreatment, latent vulnerability and the shift to preventative psychiatry–the contribution of functional brain imaging

EJ McCrory, MI Gerin, E Viding - Journal of child psychology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Childhood maltreatment is a potent predictor of poor mental health across the
life span. We argue that there is a need to improve the understanding of the mechanisms …

Research advances in how the cGAS-STING pathway controls the cellular inflammatory response

D Wan, W Jiang, J Hao - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) sensor cyclic-GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) along with the
downstream stimulator of interferon genes (STING) acting as essential immune-surveillance …

A systematic review of sleep disturbance in anxiety and related disorders

RC Cox, BO Olatunji - Journal of anxiety disorders, 2016 - Elsevier
Recent research suggests that sleep disturbance may be a transdiagnostic process, and
there is increasing interest in examining how sleep disturbance may contribute to anxiety …

Sleep in the anxiety-related disorders: A meta-analysis of subjective and objective research

RC Cox, BO Olatunji - Sleep Medicine Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Although sleep disturbance is implicated in psychopathology, its role in anxiety-related
disorders remains unclear. The present meta-analysis characterizes sleep disturbance in …

Cognitive inflexibility in obsessive-compulsive disorder

P Gruner, C Pittenger - Neuroscience, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is characterized by maladaptive patterns of
repetitive, inflexible cognition and behavior that suggest a lack of cognitive flexibility …

Temporal cascade of frontal, motor and muscle processes underlying human action-stopping

S Jana, R Hannah, V Muralidharan, AR Aron - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Action-stopping is a canonical executive function thought to involve top-down control over
the motor system. Here we aimed to validate this stopping system using high temporal …