An ER doctor and marriage and family therapist shares her experiences with the ebb and flow of executive function capacity.

Why do some entrepreneurs navigate uncertainty with ease while others struggle? The answer might lie in how their brain's executive function operates. Working with hundreds of business founders, I've ...

Confused about whether your child is avoiding work or truly can’t get started? Learn the difference between task avoidance ...

Executive function plays an important role throughout an individual’s life, and current research has shown that physical activity is an effective way to promote the development of executive function.

Research that is taking a closer look at activity in the thalamus—a region long considered a relay station for the brain and involved in consciousness and motor activity—reveals the thalamus may play ...

The cerebellum supports higher-order cognition, such as working memory and executive function (EF) both directly and through connection with prefrontal areas via cortical loops. Thus, age-related ...