Purpose Emerging evidence suggests that maternal emotion and cognitive control
capacities are critical to the development and maintenance of parenting practices and may …

Scientific evidence based on neuroimaging approaches over the last decade has
demonstrated the efficacy of physical activity improving cognitive health across the human …

Theories of human neurobehavioral development suggest executive functions mature from
childhood through adolescence, underlying adolescent risk-taking and the emergence of …

Researchers often study constructs that are conceptually and/or empirically related, but
distinct (ie,“sibling constructs”). In social-personality psychology, as well as psychology more …

Our goal in this paper is to understand the extent to which, and under what conditions,
executive functions (EFs) play a role in reading comprehension processes. We begin with a …

Although there is evidence that young children's inhibitory control (IC) is related to their
academic skills, the nature of this relation and the role of potential moderators of it are not …

Children's ability to direct their attention and behavior to learning tasks provides a
foundation for healthy social and academic development in early schooling. Although an …

Several methods of assessing executive function (EF), self-regulation, language
development, and social development in young children have been developed over …

Executive functions (EF) are cognitive capacities that allow for planned, controlled behavior
and strongly correlate with academic abilities. Several extracurricular activities have been …

Romania's Abandoned Children reveals the heartbreaking toll paid by children deprived of
responsive care, stimulation, and human interaction. Compared with children in foster care …