Research and theorizing on executive function (EF) in childhood has been
disproportionately focused on preschool age children. This review paper outlines the …

This article presents a very simple definition of executive functioning (EF). Although EF is
traditionally understood as a cognitive function dependent upon top-down cortical control …

Executive function allows individuals to respond flexibly and adaptively to an ever-changing
environment and thus is effortful, is a complex tertiary process, and matures in a protracted …

Executive functions (EFs) are key components of cognition that allow us to respond flexibly
to our environment and engage in deliberate, goal-directed thought and action. These …

Executive function (EF) is a term used to refer to self-regulatory behaviors necessary to
select and sustain actions and guide behavior within the context of goals or rules. In …

Executive function (EF) is a key cognitive process that emerges in early childhood and
facilitates children's ability to control their own behavior. Individual differences in EF skills …

The concepts of executive function (EF) and effortful control (EC) are strikingly similar. EF
originate from neurocognitive research and are described as an accumulation of cognitive …

Throughout a regular day we are faced with a variety of tasks that require us to plan, reflect
on, and execute goal-directed actions. These tasks can be mundane ones such as realizing …

This review of 20 years of developmental research on Executive Functions (EF) offers a
broad‐brushstroke picture that touches on multiple issues including:(i) findings from typical …

This review article examines theoretical and methodological issues in the construction of a
developmental perspective on executive function (EF) in childhood and adolescence. Unlike …