Reading involves the skill of decoding written words into meaning. The first step, decoding, is the process of teaching children how to connect symbols with sounds. In layman’s terms, this is ...

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 ...

Researchers from Harvard’s Department of Human Evolutionary Biology found that educated children perform better on psychological tests measuring executive function abilities, challenging the accuracy ...

Body weight status, including both underweight and overweight, has been associated with developmental risks, yet its impact on neurophysiological and executive functions remains underexplored. This ...

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 ...

White-collar work is breaking people's brains. Some are turning to unorthodox coaches for a fix. In 2022, Sage Quiamno was in her early 30s and a few months into a demanding DEI leadership role at ...

Conditions like A.D.H.D. and autism can make starting and completing tasks feel impossible, but experts say there are workarounds. By Christina Caron The pomodoro technique. Power poses. Planners.

Can artificial intelligence (AI) become a powerful treatment tool for kids and adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? If we view ADHD as a ...

People with depression who find that it affects their memory or attention span could benefit from an existing licensed drug currently used to treat chronic constipation, according to a new study ...

Executive function — the term for critical mental skills like organization, focus, time management and emotional regulation — help all of us navigate our daily lives. People with ADHD are much more ...