"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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Executive Function" by people in Profiles.
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Cognitive domain harmonization and cocalibration in studies of older adults. Neuropsychology. 2023 May; 37(4):409-423.
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Dividing attention during the Timed Up and Go enhances associations of several subtask performances with MCI and cognition. PLoS One. 2022; 17(8):e0269398.
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Metamemory and financial decision making in older adults without dementia. Neuropsychology. 2022 Jan; 36(1):35-43.
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Neurocognitive Constructs Underlying Executive Control in Statistically-Determined Mild Cognitive Impairment. J Alzheimers Dis. 2021; 82(1):5-16.
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Inhibition deficits are modulated by age and CGG repeat length in carriers of the FMR1 premutation allele who are mothers of children with fragile X syndrome. Brain Cogn. 2020 03; 139:105511.
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Regional leukoaraiosis and cognition in non-demented older adults. Brain Imaging Behav. 2019 Oct; 13(5):1246-1254.
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Visual versus Verbal Working Memory in Statistically Determined Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment: On behalf of the Consortium for Clinical and Epidemiological Neuropsychological Data Analysis (CENDA). J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2019 11; 25(10):1001-1010.
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Metabolic risk in older adults is associated with impaired sustained attention. Neuropsychology. 2019 Oct; 33(7):947-955.
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Associations of the Mediterranean diet with cognitive and neuroimaging phenotypes of dementia in healthy older adults. Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 02 01; 109(2):361-368.
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Executive Network Activation is Linked to Walking Speed in Older Adults: Functional MRI and TCD Ultrasound Evidence From the MOBILIZE Boston Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2017 Nov 09; 72(12):1669-1675.