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 ...

Principal Ian Knox’s thoughtful opinion essay, “Kindergartners Are Struggling With Self-Regulation. How Principals Can Respond ” (July 8, 2025), centers on steps school leaders can take to respond ...

Unfortunately for many adults, when we hear people talking about ADHD, we think of a little kid at school who can’t sit still and is bouncing around in his seat. But, that’s not really what ADHD is ...

Executive functions are cognitive skills that are essential for high-level tasks that involve setting goals and carrying them out. Adults and teens use these skills every day for planning, problem ...

Researchers from Harvard’s Department of Human Evolutionary Biology found that educated children perform better on psychological tests measuring executive function abilities, challenging the accuracy ...

Executive functioning skills are the mental processes that help us plan, focus, remember instructions, juggle multiple tasks, and manage time effectively. For kids and adults alike, executive ...

Aaron Buss received funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Alexis McCraw does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from ...

Objective: This study aimed to examine the relationship between physical activity and executive function in preschool children, with a particular focus on the mediating role of sleep problem. Methods: ...

Executive function—top-down processes by which the human mind controls behavior, regulating thoughts and actions—have long been studied using a standard set of tools, with these assessments being ...

Long-term persistent declines in cognitive domains, including global cognition and executive function, are associated with incident heart failure. Incident heart failure (HF) is accompanied by ...

Conditions like A.D.H.D. and autism can make starting and completing tasks feel impossible, but experts say there are workarounds. By Christina Caron The pomodoro technique. Power poses. Planners.