Executive function skills are a set of inter-related processes that support attention, self-control, and goal-directed ...
An international research collaboration led by Queen Mary University of London and University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in ...
Executive function—top-down processes by which the human mind controls behavior, regulating thoughts and actions—have long been studied using a standard set of tools, with these assessments being ...
The brain is the most complex organ in the human body. Different parts of the brain perform a variety of functions, all of ...
At what age does an adolescent start thinking as an adult? A new study published this week in Nature Communications presents some of the first definitive evidence that executive function - a set of ...
Seema Lakdawala receives funding from National Institutes of Health and the Flu Lab. Anice Lowen receives research funding from the National Institutes of Health and Flu Lab. The term “gain of ...
After all the controversy over the past few years about gain-of-function research on viruses, especially the Covid-19 virus, I thought this kind of work was on hold, at least in the U.S. Indeed, the ...
The largest study yet into the effects of cannabis on the brains of 18- to 36-year-olds has found that the drug can reduce brain function during cognitive tests. The findings will help people to make ...
E.G. (a pseudonym) is an accomplished woman in her early 60s: She is a college graduate and has an advanced professional degree. She has a stellar vocabulary—in the 98th percentile, according to tests ...