Executive Function Ef | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 07 Oct 2016

Linking Resting-State Networks in the Prefrontal Cortex to Executive Function: A Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy Study

in Decision Neuroscience

Jia Zhao
Jiangang Liu
Xin Jiang
Guifei Zhou
Guowei Chen
Xiao P. Ding
Genyue Fu
Kang Lee

Frontiers in Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnins.2016.00452

9,395 views
31 citations

Review

Published on 12 Sep 2025

Academic achievement and socio-economic status: a review within context-specific models of executive function

in Cognitive Development

Lauren J. Bryant

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2025.1604485

2,438 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 13 Aug 2021

fNIRS Monitoring of Infant Prefrontal Cortex During Crawling and an Executive Functioning Task

in Learning and Memory

Hannah Weibley
Mina Di Filippo
Xinran Liu
Lillian Lazenby
Jackson Goscha
Alyssa Ferreira
Laura Muscalu
Nancy Rader

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2021.675366

6,871 views
5 citations

Review

Published on 29 Apr 2014

The early development of executive function and its relation to social interaction: a brief review

in Human Developmental Psychology

Yusuke Moriguchi

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00388

54,957 views
141 citations

Review

Published on 26 Mar 2015

Advancing understanding of executive function impairments and psychopathology: bridging the gap between clinical and cognitive approaches

in Psychopathology

Hannah R. Snyder
Akira Miyake
Benjamin L. Hankin

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00328

95,691 views
870 citations

Review

Published on 18 Feb 2025

Embodied cognition perspectives within early executive function development

in Cognition and Movement

Z. Reagan Pearce
Stephanie E. Miller

Frontiers in Cognition

doi 10.3389/fcogn.2025.1361748

7,824 views
7 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 19 Aug 2024

Comparison of executive functions in Russian and Japanese preschoolers

in Human Developmental Psychology

Aleksander Veraksa
Mari Hasegawa
Daria Bukhalenkova
Olga Almazova
Margarita Aslanova
Emi Matsumoto

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1444564

2,838 views

Mini Review

Published on 08 Nov 2012

The Epidemiology and Clinical Manifestations of Dysexecutive Syndrome in Parkinson’s Disease

in Movement Disorders

Roberto Ceravolo
Cristina Pagni
Gloria Tognoni
Ubaldo Bonuccelli

Frontiers in Neurology

doi 10.3389/fneur.2012.00159

11,830 views
39 citations

Original Research

Published on 11 Mar 2021

Intervention Implementation of Tools of the Mind for Preschool Children’s Executive Functioning

in Human Developmental Psychology

Priscilla Goble
Toria Flynn
Cambrian Nauman
Pond Almendarez
Meagan Linstrom

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.624140

9,225 views
12 citations

Original Research

Published on 10 Dec 2021

A Longitudinal Study of the Relations Between Theory of Mind, Executive Function, and Lying in Children

in Human Developmental Psychology

Changzhi Zhao
Siyuan Shang
Alison M. Compton
Genyue Fu
Liyang Sai

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.766891

7,988 views
14 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 10 Jan 2020

Is Cognitive Training Effective for Improving Executive Functions in Preschoolers? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

in Human Developmental Psychology

Nicoletta Scionti
Marina Cavallero
Cristina Zogmaister
Gian Marco Marzocchi

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02812

41,861 views
160 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 10 Jan 2022

Parent Provision of Choice Is a Key Component of Autonomy Support in Predicting Child Executive Function Skills

in Human Developmental Psychology

Romulus J. Castelo
Alyssa S. Meuwissen
Rebecca Distefano
Megan M. McClelland
Ellen Galinsky
Philip David Zelazo
Stephanie M. Carlson

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.773492

10,569 views
18 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Apr 2015

Improving executive function in childhood: evaluation of a training intervention for 5-year-old children

in Human Developmental Psychology

Laura Traverso
Paola Viterbori
Maria Carmen Usai

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00525

49,881 views
174 citations

Review

Published on 19 Sep 2025

Executive functioning in matrescence and implications for perinatal depression

in Perinatal Psychiatry

T. Roxana Ghadimi
Clare McCormack

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1663017

3,383 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Jan 2021

The Effects of Kindergarten and First Grade Schooling on Executive Function and Academic Skill Development: Evidence From a School Cutoff Design

in Human Developmental Psychology

Matthew H. Kim
Sammy F. Ahmed
Frederick J. Morrison

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.607973

17,526 views
27 citations

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 04 Jul 2023

How household chaos affects social withdrawal of rural children: the indirect role of executive function and receptive language ability

in Human Developmental Psychology

Shuwei Zhan
Jinna Guo

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1212426

3,613 views
3 citations

Articles

Linking Resting-State Networks in the Prefrontal Cortex to Executive Function: A Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy Study

Academic achievement and socio-economic status: a review within context-specific models of executive function

fNIRS Monitoring of Infant Prefrontal Cortex During Crawling and an Executive Functioning Task

The early development of executive function and its relation to social interaction: a brief review

Advancing understanding of executive function impairments and psychopathology: bridging the gap between clinical and cognitive approaches

Embodied cognition perspectives within early executive function development

Comparison of executive functions in Russian and Japanese preschoolers

The Epidemiology and Clinical Manifestations of Dysexecutive Syndrome in Parkinson’s Disease

Intervention Implementation of Tools of the Mind for Preschool Children’s Executive Functioning

A Longitudinal Study of the Relations Between Theory of Mind, Executive Function, and Lying in Children

Is Cognitive Training Effective for Improving Executive Functions in Preschoolers? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Parent Provision of Choice Is a Key Component of Autonomy Support in Predicting Child Executive Function Skills

Improving executive function in childhood: evaluation of a training intervention for 5-year-old children

Executive functioning in matrescence and implications for perinatal depression

The Effects of Kindergarten and First Grade Schooling on Executive Function and Academic Skill Development: Evidence From a School Cutoff Design

How household chaos affects social withdrawal of rural children: the indirect role of executive function and receptive language ability