Why improving and assessing executive functions early in life is critical.

A Diamond - 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
To be successful in school or in one's career takes creativity, flexibility, self-control, and
discipline. Central to all those are executive functions (EFs), including mentally playing with …

Want to optimize executive functions and academic outcomes? Simple, just nourish the human spirit

A Diamond - … on Child Psychology: Developing cognitive control …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Executive functions (EFs; which make possible mentally playing with ideas, giving the
considered rather than impulsive response, resisting temptations, staying focused, problem …

[HTML][HTML] Conclusions about interventions, programs, and approaches for improving executive functions that appear justified and those that, despite much hype, do not

A Diamond, DS Ling - Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The 'Executive Functions'(EFs) of inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive
flexibility enable us to think before we act, resist temptations or impulsive reactions, stay …

[图书][B] Executive Function

SA Wiebe, J Karbach - 2017 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Executive Function: Development Across the Life Span presents perspectives from leading
researchers and theorists on the development of executive function from infancy to late …

[图书][B] Executive function in preschool-age children: Integrating measurement, neurodevelopment, and translational research.

JA Griffin, P McCardle, L Freund - 2016 - ERIC
A primary aim of the neuropsychological revolution has been the mapping of what has come
to be known as executive function (EF). This term encompasses a range of mental …

Activities and programs that improve children's executive functions

A Diamond - Current directions in psychological science, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Executive functions (EFs; eg, reasoning, working memory, and self-control) can be
improved. Good news indeed, since EFs are critical for school and job success and for …

Changes and challenges in 20 years of research into the development of executive functions

C Hughes - Infant and child Development, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This review of 20 years of developmental research on Executive Functions (EF) offers a
broad‐brushstroke picture that touches on multiple issues including:(i) findings from typical …

Executive functions

A Diamond - Annual review of psychology, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Executive functions (EFs) make possible mentally playing with ideas; taking the time to think
before acting; meeting novel, unanticipated challenges; resisting temptations; and staying …

Studying executive function skills in young children in low‐and middle‐income countries: Progress and directions

J Obradović, MT Willoughby - Child Development Perspectives, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
As a culturally universal set of cognitive skills that promote goal‐directed behaviors,
executive functions (EFs) support milestones of early childhood development, such as …

Executive functions in social context: Implications for conceptualizing, measuring, and supporting developmental trajectories

Y Munakata, LE Michaelson - Annual Review of Developmental …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Success in life is linked to executive functions, a collection of cognitive processes that
support goal-directed behaviors. Executive functions is an umbrella term related to cognitive …