Executive functions encompass a suite of control processes—including inhibitory control, working memory and cognitive flexibility—that emerge rapidly during the preschool years and underpin children’s ...

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 ...

Somewhere, deep down, I know my level-eight reaction is a mismatch to the level-three problem: I’ve fallen behind on emails, and now I seem like a total flake. My inner voice chides me, “You’re an ...