I hold my planner like a life book. It's dazzled with color-coded words, stickers, notes, symbols, and doodles. One might think it's all for fun. In truth, it's all quite necessary. It's my executive ...

If you’ve heard the phrase “executive functioning” recently, it probably came up in the context of ADHD, a common neurobehavioral condition which affects a person’s ability to stay focused, maintain a ...

Executive functioning encompasses a set of higher‐order cognitive processes—such as planning, inhibition, working memory and cognitive flexibility—that enable adaptive, goal‐directed behaviour. In ...

Teenagers who are pathological liars also tend to struggle with executive function deficits, such as poor memory or impulse control, researchers have found. This means practitioners may be able to ...

The College of Arts & Sciences magazine publishes an article about Dr. Roselinde Kaiser's work in executive functioning and mood disorders in adolescents. Read the full article: Research charts the ...

I pride myself on the fact that my 7-year-old son, like me, has always been a list-maker. "Overwhelmed by too many playtime choices?" I might say to him. (Tough life, I know.) "Let's make a list and ...