This review article examines theoretical and methodological issues in the construction of a
developmental perspective on executive function (EF) in childhood and adolescence. Unlike …

The development of children's emotion-related self-regulation appears to be related to, and
likely involved in, many aspects of children's development. In this review, the distinction …

There is growing interest regarding the role of the right inferior frontal gyrus (RIFG) during a
particular form of executive control referred to as response inhibition. However, tasks used to …

A school-based program of mindful awareness practices (MAPs) was evaluated in a
randomized control study of 64 second-and third-grade children ages 7–9 years. The …

Individual differences in impulsivity underlie a good deal of the risk taking that is observed
during adolescence, and some of the most hazardous forms of this behavior are linked to …

The Stop Signal Task (SST) is a measure that has been used widely to assess response
inhibition. We conducted a meta-analysis of studies that examined SST performance in …

Cognitive control, the ability to voluntarily guide our behavior, continues to improve
throughout adolescence. Below we review the literature on age-related changes in brain …

Understanding the role of brain changes in adolescent behavior and development. Linda
Spear provides a detailed and illuminating overview of the genetic, hormonal, and …

The nature of immature reward processing and the influence of rewards on basic elements
of cognitive control during adolescence are currently not well understood. Here, during …

Successful behavior requires a finely-tuned interplay of initiating and inhibiting motor
programs to react effectively to constantly changing environmental demands. One …