The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on the interplay between executive control, behavioral variability and mind wandering: A registered report by Andreas Alexandersen, Gábor Csifcsák, Josephine Groot, Matthias Mittner

“…Additionally phasic pupil size also showed a tendency to be increased during periods of high executive function use. Importantly, none of the EEG or pupil measures were modulated by HD-tDCS. …”
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Research investigating patient and carer psychoeducation needs regarding post-stroke cognition: a scoping review by Nele Demeyere, Georgina Hobden, Faye Tabone

“…Further research investigating other cognitive impairments (eg, impairments in memory, attention and executive function) is required.…”
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Meta-analysis of the effects of multi-component exercise on cognitive function in older adults with cognitive impairment by Hualei Liu, Zhiyuan Sun, Zhiyuan Sun, Haiqing Zeng, Jincheng Han, Mengqi Hu, Dewei Mao, Dewei Mao, Xuewen Tian, Ran Li

“…Additionally, multi-component exercise had the most pronounced effects on executive function, visual memory, and verbal memory in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). …”
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Does androgen deprivation impact associations between cognition and strength, fitness and function in community-dwelling men with prostate cancer? A cross-sectional study by Helen Macpherson, Robin M Daly, Patrick J Owen, Niamh L Mundell, Steve F Fraser, Jack Dalla Via

“…A secondary aim was to compare differences in the prevalence of cognitive impairment.Design This cross-sectional study compared 70 ADT-treated men with PCa aged 50–85 years to non-ADT-treated men (n=52) and non-PCa controls (n=70).Setting University clinical exercise laboratory.Interventions Nil.Primary and secondary outcome measures Standardised assessments were conducted for cognition (learning, memory, attention, processing speed and executive function), muscle strength (grip strength and leg press), fitness (400 m walk), gait speed (4 m walk) and dual-tasking mobility (timed-up-and-go with a cognitive task).Results ADT-treated men showed stronger associations between fitness and executive function and task switching relative to controls (both: p≤0.03). …”
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Correlation between Neuroimaging Scores and Carotid Artery Ultrasound Features in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Patients by Yun Xu, Yifan Song, Tieqi Tang, Weili Jia, Huijuan Xu, Yu Li, Yu Guo, Xiaorui Wang, Ruihong Liu

“…IMT and PWV-β were also associated with worse performance on attention and processing speed (IMT: β = −0.13, p = 0.011; PWV-β: β = −0.21, p = 0.011), and executive function (IMT: β = −0.20, p = 0.024; PWV-β: β = −0.33, p = 0.008). …”
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EEG signatures of cognitive and social development of preschool children-a systematic review. by Supriya Bhavnani, Georgia Lockwood Estrin, Rianne Haartsen, Sarah K G Jensen, Teodora Gliga, Vikram Patel, Mark H Johnson

“…Studies reported on the domains of executive function (n = 22 papers), selective auditory attention (n = 9), learning and memory (n = 5), processing of faces (n = 7) and emotional stimuli (n = 8). …”
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Effect of levetiracetam on cognition in patients with cognitive decline: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials by Claudia Faini, Arjune Sen, Michele Romoli

“…LEV significantly improved visuospatial function (SMD = −0.25, 95% CI = −0.49 to −0.01, I2 = 0%, n studies = 2) and marginally improved executive function (SMD = −0.29, 95% CI = −0.63 to +0.05, I2 = 0%, n studies = 3). …”
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Cognitive Outcomes and Functional Performance for Patients After Open Heart Surgery by Mona A. Hassenien, Sahar Y Mohammad, Dalia A. Ameen

“…Results: The current study shows a statistically significant deterioration in all cognitive functions (visuospatial &executive function, naming, short-term memory recall task, attention, language, abstraction, orientation) (p=0.000). …”
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Learning and memory function in young people with and without perinatal HIV in England. by Alejandro Arenas-Pinto, Ali Judd, Diane Melvin, Marthe Le Prevost, Caroline Foster, Kate Sturgeon, Alan Winston, Lindsay C Thompson, Diana M Gibb, Hannah Castro, Adolescents and Adults Living with Perinatal HIV (AALPHI) Steering Committee

“…Black ethnicity also predicted lower executive function scores, however each year increase in age predicted higher scores. …”
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Parallel mechanisms for visual search in zebrafish. by Michael J Proulx, Matthew O Parker, Yasser Tahir, Caroline H Brennan

“…This evidence challenges theories of vertebrate neural architecture and the importance of an expanded telencephalon for the evolution of executive function.…”
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Executive Dysfunction and Language Deficits in a Pediatric Patient with OCD and MDD with Suicidality by Melissa Yuan

“…This case is unusual in that we have accurate neuropsychological determination of our patient’s language and executive function deficits, and we propose a link between them and her expression of suicidality in the context of OCD and MDD.…”
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Tveganje družbe tveganja by Dean Komel

“…The risk society as an “operational concept” presupposes the apparatus of ecosociology, which combines eco-nomics, eco-logy, eco-religion, eco-education, eco-politics, ecowarfare, eco-technoscience, and eco-intelligence, and has taken over the executive function of control, so that everything is put into the power of functioning.…”
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Christian Education and the Enforcement Procedure by Zoltán Sőre

“…In my study, I explore the connection between enforcement and, in part, judgement, and the Bible, as a result of which, the world's most popular book may provide a basis for further reinterpretation of the executive function, not to devalue it, but rather for its recognition. …”
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Short Sleep Duration and Hypertension: A Double Hit for the Brain by Stephanie Yiallourou, Andree‐Ann Baril, Crystal Wiedner, Xuemei Song, Rebecca Bernal, Dibya Himali, Marina G. Cavuoto, Charles DeCarli, Alexa Beiser, Sudha Seshadri, Jayandra J. Himali, Matthew P. Pase

“…There was a significant interaction between sleep duration and hypertensive status when predicting executive function/processing speed (Trail Making B‐A) and white matter hyperintensities. …”
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Effects of movement behaviors on preschoolers’ cognition: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials by Catalina Pacheco, Victoria Culkin, Amelia Putkaradze, Nan Zeng

“…The cognitive outcomes evaluated included executive function, attention, memory, and other key domains critical to early childhood development, such as language, processing speed, and social cognition. …”
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Stage-specific functional networks associated with cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease: a pilot fNIRS study by Jiarui Zhao, Yulai Gong, Zhenfang Lin, Jie Yang, Jiahuan Zou, Xia He, Yongsheng He

“…Increased activation in DLPFC was significantly correlated with poorer executive function outcomes. Functional connectivity analysis revealed that both PD-NC and PD-MCI groups had significantly enhanced interhemispheric connectivity compared to healthy controls, with pronounced interhemispheric connectivity in PD-MCI. …”
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The Effect of Maternal Choline Intake on Offspring Cognition in Adolescence: Protocol for a 14-year Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Feeding Trial by Sophie A Roth, Angie E Lam, Barbara J Strupp, Richard L Canfield, Elisabeth Anne Larson

“…We hypothesize that adolescent offspring born to women in the 930 mg/day group will perform better in domains of attention, memory, executive function, and mental health than offspring of women in the 480 mg/day group. …”
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Using functional near-infrared spectroscopy to study effects of virtual reality intervention for adolescents with depression in a clinical setting in China: study protocol for a pr... by Yan Zhang, Lijun Wang, Dongsheng Zhou, Xiaofang Ye, Kunqiang Yu, Shaochang Wu, Shiqiao Lv, Linhui Liu, Xiuxiu Zheng, Ruomei Jin, Guoqing Min

“…In addition, patients randomised to VR treatment group (n=33) will complete three 20 min VR sessions including attention, executive function and relaxation training per week. Moreover, 33 healthy adolescents will be recruited as the general population. …”
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Paediatric goal management training in patients with acquired brain injury: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Eva Skovlund, Ruth Elizabeth Hypher, Anne Elisabeth Brandt, Kari Risnes, Torstein Baade Rø, Stein Andersson, Torun Gangaune Finnanger, Jan Stubberud

“…Goal Management Training (GMT) is a cognitive rehabilitation intervention for improving executive function (EF) that has received empirical support in studies of adults with ABI. …”
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Examining Brain Function Changes in HIV‐Infected Patients With Asymptomatic Neurocognitive Impairment: A Longitudinal Study by Juming Ma, Zhongkai Zhou, Shuai Han, Chuanke Hou, Xingyuan Jiang, Fan Xu, Haixia Luo, Jiaojiao Liu, Wei Wang, Haiyan Zhao, Lingling Zhao, Hongjun Li

“…This decline correlates with worsening neurocognitive abilities, specifically visual processing and executive function.…”
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