 Executive Function
"Executive Function" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A set of cognitive functions that controls complex, goal-directed thought and behavior. Executive function involves multiple domains, such as CONCEPT FORMATION, goal management, cognitive flexibility, INHIBITION control, and WORKING MEMORY. Impaired executive function is seen in a range of disorders, e.g., SCHIZOPHRENIA; and ADHD.
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D056344
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.217
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| Concept/Terms |
Executive Function- Executive Function
- Executive Functions
- Function, Executive
- Functions, Executive
- Executive Control
- Executive Controls
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| 2009 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2010 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2011 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2013 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2014 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2015 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2016 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Executive Function" by people in Profiles.
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Strang JF, Anthony LG, Yerys BE, Hardy KK, Wallace GL, Armour AC, Dudley K, Kenworthy L. The Flexibility Scale: Development and Preliminary Validation of a Cognitive Flexibility Measure in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. J Autism Dev Disord. 2017 08; 47(8):2502-2518.
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White EI, Wallace GL, Bascom J, Armour AC, Register-Brown K, Popal HS, Ratto AB, Martin A, Kenworthy L. Sex differences in parent-reported executive functioning and adaptive behavior in children and young adults with autism spectrum disorder. Autism Res. 2017 Oct; 10(10):1653-1662.
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Sepeta LN, Casaletto KB, Terwilliger V, Facella-Ervolini J, Sady M, Mayo J, Gaillard WD, Berl MM. The role of executive functioning in memory performance in pediatric focal epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2017 02; 58(2):300-310.
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Sanz JH, Berl MM, Armour AC, Wang J, Cheng YI, Donofrio MT. Prevalence and pattern of executive dysfunction in school age children with congenital heart disease. Congenit Heart Dis. 2017 Mar; 12(2):202-209.
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Payne JM, Barton B, Ullrich NJ, Cantor A, Hearps SJ, Cutter G, Rosser T, Walsh KS, Gioia GA, Wolters PL, Tonsgard J, Schorry E, Viskochil D, Klesse L, Fisher M, Gutmann DH, Silva AJ, Hunter SJ, Rey-Casserly C, Cantor NL, Byars AW, Stavinoha PL, Ackerson JD, Armstrong CL, Isenberg J, O'Neil SH, Packer RJ, Korf B, Acosta MT, North KN. Randomized placebo-controlled study of lovastatin in children with neurofibromatosis type 1. Neurology. 2016 Dec 13; 87(24):2575-2584.
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Ransom DM, Burns AR, Youngstrom EA, Vaughan CG, Sady MD, Gioia GA. Applying an Evidence-Based Assessment Model to Identify Students at Risk for Perceived Academic Problems following Concussion. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2016 11; 22(10):1038-1049.
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Ratto AB, Anthony BJ, Kenworthy L, Armour AC, Dudley K, Anthony LG. Are Non-intellectually Disabled Black Youth with ASD Less Impaired on Parent Report than Their White Peers? J Autism Dev Disord. 2016 Mar; 46(3):773-81.
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Wallace GL, Kenworthy L, Pugliese CE, Popal HS, White EI, Brodsky E, Martin A. Real-World Executive Functions in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Profiles of Impairment and Associations with Adaptive Functioning and Co-morbid Anxiety and Depression. J Autism Dev Disord. 2016 Mar; 46(3):1071-83.
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Pugliese CE, Anthony LG, Strang JF, Dudley K, Wallace GL, Naiman DQ, Kenworthy L. Longitudinal Examination of Adaptive Behavior in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Influence of Executive Function. J Autism Dev Disord. 2016 Feb; 46(2):467-77.
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Krivitzky LS, Walsh KS, Fisher EL, Berl MM. Executive functioning profiles from the BRIEF across pediatric medical disorders: Age and diagnosis factors. Child Neuropsychol. 2016; 22(7):870-88.
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