Executive function in autism spectrum disorder: history, theoretical models, empirical findings, and potential as an endophenotype

EA Demetriou, MM DeMayo, AJ Guastella - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2019 - frontiersin.org
This review presents an outline of executive function (EF) and its application to autism
spectrum disorder (ASD). The development of the EF construct, theoretical models of EF …

Effects of cognitive training programs on executive function in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review

A Pasqualotto, N Mazzoni, A Bentenuto, A Mule… - Brain sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background. Autism Spectrum Disorder is often associated with deficits in executive
functions (EFs), which is contributing significantly to individuals with ASD's difficulties in …

Age‐related change in brain rhythms from early to middle childhood: Links to executive function

S Perone, J Palanisamy, SM Carlson - Developmental science, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The connection between brain rhythms at rest and cognition remains poorly understood.
This is especially true during early childhood in which neuroimaging data are relatively …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive abilities and computational thinking at age 5: Evidence for associations to sequencing and symbolic number comparison

A Gerosa, V Koleszar, G Tejera, L Gómez-Sena… - … and Education Open, 2021 - Elsevier
Computational thinking (CT) is currently used as an umbrella term in education to describe
the processes associated with learning and applying computer science concepts and …

Reconciling the context-dependency and domain-generality of executive function skills from a developmental systems perspective

PD Zelazo, SM Carlson - Journal of Cognition and Development, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Executive function (EF) skills are a set of attention-regulation skills involved in intentional,
goal-directed behavior that include (but are not limited to) the cool EF skills of working …

Longitudinal investigation of executive function development employing task‐based, teacher reports, and fNIRS multimethodology in 4‐to 5‐year‐old children

CM Eng, M Pocsai, VE Fulton, SP Moron… - Developmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Increased focus on resting‐state functional connectivity (rsFC) and the use and accessibility
of functional near‐infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) have advanced knowledge on the …

Developing, mature, and unique functions of the child's brain in reading and mathematics

AJ Kersey, KM Wakim, R Li, JF Cantlon - Developmental cognitive …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cognitive development research shows that children use basic “child-unique” strategies for
reading and mathematics. This suggests that children's neural processes will differ …

Family ecology as a context for children's executive function development: The home literacy environment, play, and screen time

D Altun - Child Indicators Research, 2022 - Springer
Individual differences in executive function (EF) are key to a child's development and school
success. Few studies have investigated the family's influence on EF from a holistic …

Activating adolescents'“hot” executive functions in a digital game to train cognitive skills: The effects of age and prior abilities

BD Homer, JL Plass, MC Rose, AP MacNamara… - Cognitive …, 2019 - Elsevier
Executive function (EF), critical for many developmental outcomes, emerge in childhood and
continue developing into early adulthood (Blakemore & Choudhury, 2006). During …

[HTML][HTML] Maturational changes in frontal EEG alpha and theta activity from infancy into early childhood and the relation with self-regulation in boys and girls

M Hofstee, J Endendijk, J Huijding… - Developmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
There is increasing interest in examining the development of frontal EEG power in relation to
self-regulation in early childhood. However, the majority of previous studies solely focuses …