 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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2012 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2013 | 1 | 7 | 8 | | 2014 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2015 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2017 | 2 | 7 | 9 | | 2018 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2019 | 2 | 8 | 10 | | 2020 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 2021 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Executive Function" by people in Profiles.
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Ghosal R, Varma VR, Volfson D, Urbanek J, Hausdorff JM, Watts A, Zipunnikov V. Scalar on time-by-distribution regression and its application for modelling associations between daily-living physical activity and cognitive functions in Alzheimer's Disease. Sci Rep. 2022 Jul 07; 12(1):11558.
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Yu L, Mottola G, Wilson RS, Valdes O, Bennett DA, Boyle PA. Metamemory and financial decision making in older adults without dementia. Neuropsychology. 2022 Jan; 36(1):35-43.
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George KM, Peterson RL, Gilsanz P, Barnes LL, Mayeda ER, Glymour MM, Mungas DM, DeCarli CS, Whitmer RA. Stroke Belt birth state and late-life cognition in the Study of Healthy Aging in African Americans (STAR). Ann Epidemiol. 2021 12; 64:26-32.
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Rashid B, Poole VN, Fortenbaugh FC, Esterman M, Milberg WP, McGlinchey RE, Salat DH, Leritz EC. Association between metabolic syndrome and resting-state functional brain connectivity. Neurobiol Aging. 2021 08; 104:1-9.
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Appelhans BM, Thomas AS, Roisman GI, Booth-LaForce C, Bleil ME. Preexisting Executive Function Deficits and Change in Health Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int J Behav Med. 2021 Dec; 28(6):813-819.
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Bahorik AL, Sidney S, Kramer-Feldman J, Jacobs DR, Mathew AR, Reis JP, Yaffe K. Early to Midlife Smoking Trajectories and Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged US Adults: the CARDIA Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 04; 37(5):1023-1030.
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Emrani S, Lamar M, Price C, Baliga S, Wasserman V, Matusz EF, Saunders J, Gietka V, Strate J, Swenson R, Baliga G, Libon DJ. Neurocognitive Constructs Underlying Executive Control in Statistically-Determined Mild Cognitive Impairment. J Alzheimers Dis. 2021; 82(1):5-16.
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Maidan I, Droby A, Jacob Y, Giladi N, Hausdorff JM, Mirelman A. The neural correlates of falls: Alterations in large-scale resting-state networks in elderly fallers. Gait Posture. 2020 07; 80:56-61.
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Alcock L, Galna B, Hausdorff JM, Lord S, Rochester L. Enhanced Obstacle Contrast to Promote Visual Scanning in Fallers with Parkinson's Disease: Role of Executive Function. Neuroscience. 2020 06 01; 436:82-92.
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Rubin LH, Li Y, Fitzgerald KC, Dastgheyb R, Spence AB, Maki PM, Sharma A, Gustafson DR, Milam J, Weber KM, Adimora AA, Haughey NJ, Ofotokun I, Fischl MA, Konkle-Parker D, Xu Y, Williams DW. Associations between Antiretrovirals and Cognitive Function in Women with HIV. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 2021 03; 16(1):195-206.
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