Executive functions encompass core components that include behavioral self-control, attention, mental flexibility (the ...

Executive function scores in children aged 3 years through 11 years dropped by 0.5 SDs following the COVID pandemic onset and remained below pre-pandemic levels through 2023. The decline affected ...

Executive function skills are a set of inter-related processes that support attention, self-control, and goal-directed behavior. Executive function has been linked to positive outcomes across multiple ...

How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact young children’s executive function skills? Executive function skills are a set of inter-related processes that support attention, self-control, and goal-directed ...

Getting outside regularly helps young children learn to problem-solve and develop other important skills that support their success in school. Lately, the education and business worlds have renewed ...

Those who study the brain or treat patients (or both) talk a lot about executive functioning, often in the negative. We refer to “poor executive functioning,” “executive dysfunction,” “frontal lobe ...

From shelf to screen, artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of retail. Over half (55%) of U.S. retail marketers are planning to increase AI investment to boost customer engagement, according ...

Recent findings from research in the Department of Psychology in the College of Science at the University of Nevada, Reno found that in younger people, increased screen time on devices like ...

Executive function (EF) has traditionally been conceptualized as domain-general cognitive processes that support goal-directed thought and behavior. However, recent Context-Specific models suggest ...

Despite miniature brains, insects exhibit flexible, adaptive, and goal-directed responses. Behaviors indicating rule abstraction and complex decision-making challenge the long-standing view of insects ...