Pesticides and neurodevelopment of children in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review. by Bailey Coleman, Iqra Asad, Yi Yan Heng, Laura Menard, Faridah Hussein Were, Melissa R Thomas, Catherine J Karr, Megan S McHenry

“…Exposure to organochlorines, carbamates, chlorpyrifos, and fungicides were consistently associated with worse outcomes for neurodevelopment, specifically executive functioning, cognition, motor development, and behavior. …”
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Elucidation of Cross-Talk and Specificity of Early Response Mechanisms to Salt and PEG-Simulated Drought Stresses in Brassica napus Using Comparative Proteomic Analysis. by Junling Luo, Shaohua Tang, Xiaojue Peng, Xiaohong Yan, Xinhua Zeng, Jun Li, Xiaofei Li, Gang Wu

“…The Ca2+ signaling, G protein-related signaling, 14-3-3 signaling pathway and phosphorylation cascades were the common signal transduction pathways shared by both salt and drought stress responses; however, the proteins with executive functions varied. These results indicate functional specialization of family proteins in response to different stresses, i.e., CDPK21, TPR, and CTR1 specific to phosphorylation cascades under early salt stress, whereas STN7 and BSL were specific to phosphorylation cascades under early drought stress. …”
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Embodied Cognition and Alcohol Use Disorder: Frequency of Impairments and Relationship to Neurocognitive Assessments by Morris D. Bell, Andrea J. Weinstein, David Ciosek, Sarah E. Reilly, Yan Wang, Gihyun Yoon

“…<b>Method</b>: An embodied cognition in an alcohol use disorder (AUD) sample (N = 49) was assessed using ATEC, which employs cognitively demanding physical tasks, like an exercise video, to measure executive functions (EFs), memory, and other cognitive processes “in action”. …”
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Social Cognition in Rehabilitation Context: Different Evolution of Affective and Cognitive Theory of Mind in Mild Cognitive Impairment by Federica Rossetto, Francesca Baglio, Davide Massaro, Margherita Alberoni, Raffaello Nemni, Antonella Marchetti, Ilaria Castelli

“…The longitudinal evaluation revealed time changes not only in some subcognitive domains of MoCA (memory and executive functions) but also in cognitive and affective ToM dimensions in aMCI subjects. …”
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Investigating the Effectiveness of Balance Exercises Based on Virtual Reality on the Cognitive Performance of Older Adults With Parkinson Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment by Ali Mehraban, Azadeh Sadat Zendehbad, Fereidoun Nowshiravan Rahatabad

“…The cognitive enhancement was multifaceted, encompassing improvements in executive functions, attention, working memory, and verbal fluency. …”
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Cognitive Flexibility in Early Childhood: A Contemporary View of the Development of Flexible Goal-Oriented Behavior by Yeşim Yavaşlar Doğru, Daniel Carroll, Emma Blakey

“…Over 20 years, in addition to inhibitory control and working memory, cognitive flexibility has been presented as one of the main executive functions and has been considered to develop at around three to four years of age when children learn to easily switch from sorting cards according to one rule (e.g., shape) to the other rule (e.g., colour). …”
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Effects of electroacupuncture on cognitive symptoms in major depressive disorder: a pilot study and randomized controlled trial [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with... by Chommakorn Thanetnit, Yindee Boontra, Muthita Phanasathit

“…The study assessed 1) executive functions using the Trail making test- B and Stroop Color and Word Test, 2) delayed recall, and 3) subjective cognitive complaint and Quality of life (QoL) using WHODAS 2.0. …”
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O jogo como sistema de avaliação no idoso institucionalizado – um estudo piloto (El juego como sistema de evaluación en ancianos institucionalizados - estudio piloto) (Game perfo... by Marlene Rosa, Raquel Marinho, Sara Gordo, Ricardo Pocinho

“…Aim: To validate the Jogo das Mãos TATI as a motor coordination and executive functions assessment tool in institutionalized older adults. …”
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Cognitive functions in patients suffering from hypertension and hypothyroidism with retrospective evaluation of control over disease compensation. by M. I. Lesiv

“…A detailed analysis of the patterns of the ACE-R scale revealed that patients in Group I had a significantly lower score in the memory domain (22.68±0.96, p=0.037); patients in Group II had a low score in the concentration domain (15.85±1.14, p=0.045) and executive functions domain (11.62±8.63, p=0.041). Taking into account the interaction of factors (hypertension and hypothyroidism), it was found that in 40% of patients in Group III the most affected cognitive domains were memory (21.12±0.98, p=0.012) and speech (22.41±2.32, p=0.038); 60% of patients had problems with executive functions (11.90±9.17, p=0.033) as well as with visual-spatial skills (14.40±8.15, p=0.045). …”
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Cognitive Correlates of Borderline Personality Disorder Features in Youth with Bipolar Spectrum Disorders and Bipolar Offspring by Alessio Simonetti, Sherin Kurian, Evelina Bernardi, Antonio Restaino, Francesca Bardi, Claudia Calderoni, Gabriele Sani, Jair C. Soares, Kirti Saxena

“…BPD features were assessed using the Borderline Personality Features Scale for Children (BPFS-C). Deficits in executive functions and affective processing were assessed using tasks from the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB), namely, the Cambridge gambling task (CGT), the stockings of Cambridge (SOC), and the Affective Go/No-Go (AGN) and rapid visual processing (RVP) tasks. …”
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Visuoperceptual Impairment in Children with NF1: From Early Visual Processing to Procedural Strategies by Sara Bulgheroni, Matilde Taddei, Veronica Saletti, Silvia Esposito, Roberto Micheli, Daria Riva

“…Visuoperceptual impairment in NF1 seems to be a unified process from early visual processing to higher order functions (planning, strategy, and executive functioning).…”
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Changes in cerebral glucose metabolism among mild long COVID patients: an [18F]FDG PET/CT study by J.S. Sakamoto, L.E. Lopes-Santos, K.J.C.C. de Lacerda, A.C. Trevisan, L. Alexandre-Santos, O.Y. Fukumori, F. Bellissimo-Rodrigues, L. Wichert-Ana

“…These changes, especially in areas linked to executive functions, sensory perception, and emotional regulation, suggest nuanced alterations in brain function. …”
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Neural network classification of Barnes maze search strategy utilization by Scott Ferguson, Coral Hahn-Townsend, Benoit Mouzon, Salina Yathiraj, Giovanni Brunetti, Nicole Saltiel, Cillian E. Lynch, Michael Mullan, Fiona Crawford

“…Quantifying the search strategies used during Barnes maze testing can provide a more direct measurement of spatial memory impairments, and even allow for the detection of impairments to executive functioning and working memory that may impact the ability to utilize non-spatial systematic search strategies. …”
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From anthropological transfer to children’s emotional health through motor stories by Mónica Aznar-Cebamanos, Mónica Aznar-Cebamanos, Alberto García-Barrios, Alberto García-Barrios, Alberto García-Barrios, Emilio Royo-Ortín, Emilio Royo-Ortín, Carlos Peñarrubia-Lozano, Carlos Peñarrubia-Lozano, Jaime Whyte-Orozco, Jaime Whyte-Orozco, Jaime Whyte-Orozco, Ana Isabel Cisneros-Gimeno, Ana Isabel Cisneros-Gimeno, Ana Isabel Cisneros-Gimeno

“…The development of the prefrontal cortex, which occurs significantly during childhood and adolescence, is closely linked to the formation of executive functions and the establishment of the basis for future behavior. …”
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Slow-Paced Breathing Intervention in Healthcare Workers Affected by Long COVID: Effects on Systemic and Dysfunctional Breathing Symptoms, Manual Dexterity and HRV by Marcella Mauro, Elisa Zulian, Nicoletta Bestiaco, Maurizio Polano, Francesca Larese Filon

“…The aim of the present study was to evaluate physical, cognitive, emotional symptoms, executive functions and autonomic cardiac modulation after one month of at-home slow breathing intervention. …”
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Deciphering Default Mode Network Dynamics in Alcohol Use Disorder Through Directed Transfer Function Analysis of EEG by Komal Masroor, Danish M. Khan, Hashim Raza Khan, Norashikin Yahya, Kamran Arshad, Khaled Assaleh

“…Key findings include reduced connectivity between F3 and Fz and diminished frontal-parietal connections, such as F<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$4\leftarrow $ </tex-math></inline-formula>P4 and Pz<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\leftarrow $ </tex-math></inline-formula>F4, linked to impaired executive functions, memory encoding, and visuospatial attention. …”
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The Role of Physical Activity in Managing ADHD Symptoms in Children and Adolescents – Review of Current Literature by Barbara Chojnacka, Aleksandra Ożga, Julia Wątor, Agnieszka Woźniacka, Jerzy Krzeszowiak, Barbara Boba, Tomasz Pulanecki, Alicja Podolska, Sylwia Bryksy, Patrycja Kolano

“…Conclusions: This review’s findings show that physical activity interventions benefit ADHD symptoms and executive functions in children and adolescents. Results of the studies showed that physical activity, especially organized closed-skill activities like running and aerobic training, enhanced the core ADHD symptoms (impulsivity, attention dysregulation, hyperactivity) the most, while open-skill activities that require real-time adaptation to environmental changes, had some effect on inhibitory control. …”
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An Initial Exploratory Examination of the Sensitivity and Specificity of MyCog Mobile Using the Mini-Cog as a Proxy for Suspected Cognitive Impairment by Stephanie Ruth Young, Elizabeth Dworak, Greg Byrne, Yusuke Shono, Manrui Zhang, Julia Yoshino Benavente, Lihua Yao, Mike Bass, Laura Curtis, Maria Varela Diaz, Callie Jones, Richard Gershon, Michael Wolf, Cindy Nowinski

“…Methods: A sample of 200 older adults 65+ years (mean age = 72.56 years), completed the Mini-Cog and MyCog Mobile, which includes 2 memory measures and 2 executive functioning measures. A logistic regression model was conducted to predict failing Mini-Cog scores (≤2) based on MyCog Mobile measures. …”
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Current Perspectives on Anorexia Nervosa in Health and Therapy - a review by Wojciech Bieńkowski, Julia Charkot, bartlomiej kusy, Michał Bieńkowski, Mikołaj Charkot, Piotr Kucharczyk, Irmina Jaszczuk, Patrycja Retman

“…Emerging research explores neurobiology, executive functioning, and circadian rhythms. Conclusions: Anorexia nervosa is a multifactorial disorder requiring interdisciplinary approaches. …”
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Is there a link between heart rate variability and cognitive decline? A cross-sectional study on patients with mild cognitive impairment and cognitively healthy controls by Bernhard Grässler, Milos Dordevic, Sabine Darius, Fabian Herold, Giuseppe Forte, Corinna Langhans, Nicole Halfpaap, Patrick Müller, Wenzel Glanz, Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas, Irina Böckelmann, Notger Müller, Anita Hökelmann

“…Afterwards, participants performed three PC-based tasks to probe performance in executive functions and language abilities (i.e., Stroop, N-back, and a verbal fluency task). …”
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