Individuals who struggle to complete tasks (at home, school, or the workplace) may not have a problem with executive function—they may have a misalignment of intentions and goals.

Updated guidance on vascular cognitive impairment emphasizes executive function and processing speed, endorses brief, ...

Principal Ian Knox’s thoughtful opinion essay, “Kindergartners Are Struggling With Self-Regulation. How Principals Can Respond ” (July 8, 2025), centers on steps school leaders can take to respond ...

Summary: Researchers found that everyday speech timing — including pauses, fillers, and subtle patterns — strongly reflects executive function, a key cognitive system that supports memory and flexible ...

Supporting students in developing self-regulation, executive function skills, and self-agency can improve their ability to succeed in school. As an instructional coach and reading specialist, I’ve ...

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 ...

Baptist Medical Center, Department of Behavioral Health, Jacksonville, FL, United States Introduction: This study investigates four subdomains of executive functioning—initiation, cognitive inhibition ...

When it comes to understanding the learning and behavior needs of autistic students, executive function (EF) skills are often overlooked but they can significantly impact a child’s success at school ...

Learning specialist Noel Foy helps participants build skills. “Executive Function guides your behavior for most everything you do,” says Noel Foy, a former classroom teacher and learning specialist.

ABSTRACT: Background: The study aims to provide empirical evidence that Chronic Pain (CP) is an independent continuous traumatic stressor that yields symptoms of Peri-Continuous Traumatic Stress ...