Executive function (EF) skills are neurocognitive skills that support the reflective, top-down
coordination and control of other brain functions, and there is neural and behavioral …

Executive function and metacognition are higher-order cognitive processes that undergo
steady improvements throughout childhood. They are highly relevant to daily functioning in …

Research on executive function in early childhood has flourished in recent years. Much of
this work is premised on a view of development of executive function as the emergence of a …

The relationship between childhood socioeconomic status (SES) and executive function
(EF) has recently attracted attention within psychology, following reports of substantial SES …

Introduction: Executive function (EF) skills emerge in infancy and typically become more
effective and efficient throughout childhood and adolescence and into early adulthood …

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

Data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care (N= 1273) were analyzed to assess the
longitudinal relations among executive function (EF) components in early childhood (54 …

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 …

Developmental processes critical to the emergence of executive function (EF) play out
across early childhood—a period of rapid change and neural plasticity. The emergence of …

The aim of this article is to systematically review the literature studying the association
between television viewing and children's executive function, academic performance …