DO you wish to be more productive at work, but end up doomscrolling on social media? Do you have trouble sticking to the ...

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, ...

Maybe it’s not you getting in your own way, maybe it’s your brain’s wiring hitting the brakes. Imagine trying to finish a task but never getting around to it. For instance, you’ve been meaning to take ...

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 ...

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

A new Harvard study finds that kids who were six and seven when COVID hit are still lagging in crucial focus and self-control skills.