Executive function plays an important role throughout an individual’s life, and current research has shown that physical activity is an effective way to promote the development of executive function.

An ER doctor and marriage and family therapist shares her experiences with the ebb and flow of executive function capacity.

Your working memory, cognitive flexibility, and self-regulation are core components of executive function (EF), an interrelated set of mental skills that lay the foundation for advanced cognitive ...

The cerebellum supports higher-order cognition, such as working memory and executive function (EF) both directly and through connection with prefrontal areas via cortical loops. Thus, age-related ...

Chemotherapy can produce a broad range of negative consequences. Chemo brain is a common term used by cancer survivors to describe a series of cognitive impairments, including confusion, difficulty ...

Scientists have shown that specialized cells involved in how the body responds to insulin are activated in the brain after exercise, suggesting that physical activity may directly improve brain ...

Many psychiatric disorders are linked to altered functioning of brain networks that drive reward processing and executive functions like making decisions, taking risks, planning, and memory. But a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Mental Wellness for Adolescents and Adults. Executive functioning skills are your child’s mental control center, ...

Brain health is a term that has gained significant momentum in recent years, not only among medical professionals but also in ...