Background: Both performance‐based and rating measures are commonly used to index
executive function in clinical and neuropsychological assessments. They are intended to …

Background Previous studies found that exercise interventions have positive effects on
executive functions of the general population. However, studies seldom target executive …

Individual differences in cognitive paradigms are increasingly employed to relate cognition
to brain structure, chemistry, and function. However, such efforts are often unfruitful, even …

Background Both chronic and acute exercise interventions have reported positive effects on
executive functions (EFs) in general populations. However, data on changes in EFs in …

Purpose The goal of this meta-analysis was to aggregate available empirical studies on the
effects of physical exercise on executive functions in preadolescent children (6–12 years of …

Soccer players are required to anticipate and react continuously in a changing, relatively
unpredictable situation in the field. Cognitive functions might be important to be successful in …

Executive functions include abilities of goal formation, planning, carrying out goal-directed
plans, and effective performance. This article aims at reviewing some of the current …

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 …

Executive functions might be important for successful performance in sports, particularly in
team sports requiring quick anticipation and adaptation to continuously changing situations …

In traditional accounts, fluctuations in sustained and focused attention and associated
attentional lapses during task performance are regarded as the result of failures of top-down …