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 …

It has been claimed that working memory training programs produce diverse beneficial
effects. This article presents a meta-analysis of working memory training studies (with a …

Review of the evidence on, and fundamental questions about, efforts to improve executive
functions, including working memory Page 166 8 Review of the Evidence on, and Fundamental …

Most research on sensitive periods has focussed on early sensory, motor, and language
development, but it has recently been suggested that adolescence might represent a second …

This review outlines a conceptual approach to inform research and practice aimed at
supporting children whose lives are complicated by impairment and/or chronic medical …

A crucial role for working memory in temporary information processing and guidance of
complex behavior has been recognized for many decades. There is emerging consensus …

This review examines mechanisms contributing to the intergenerational transmission of self-
regulation. To provide an integrated account of how self-regulation is transmitted across …

Childhood socioeconomic status (SES) predicts executive function (EF), but fundamental
aspects of this relation remain unknown: the developmental course of the SES disparity, its …

Inhibitory control describes the suppression of goal-irrelevant stimuli and behavioral
responses. Current developmental taxonomies distinguish between Response Inhibition …

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 …