"Executive Function" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A set of cognitive functions that controls complex, goal-directed thought and behavior. Executive function involves multiple domains, such as CONCEPT FORMATION, goal management, cognitive flexibility, INHIBITION control, and WORKING MEMORY. Impaired executive function is seen in a range of disorders, e.g., SCHIZOPHRENIA; and ADHD.
Descriptor ID |
D056344
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MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.217
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Concept/Terms |
Executive Function- Executive Function
- Executive Functions
- Function, Executive
- Functions, Executive
- Executive Control
- Executive Controls
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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2009 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
2010 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
2011 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
2012 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2014 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
2015 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
2016 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
2017 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
2018 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
2019 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
2020 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
2021 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
2022 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Executive Function" by people in Profiles.
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Longitudinal investigation of cognition, social competence, and anxiety in children and adolescents with Turner syndrome. Horm Behav. 2023 03; 149:105300.
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Socially Stratified Epigenetic Profiles Are Associated With Cognitive Functioning in Children and Adolescents. Psychol Sci. 2023 02; 34(2):170-185.
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Disinhibited Eating and Executive Functioning in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 17; 19(20).
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Parent ratings of executive functioning in pediatric survivors of medulloblastoma and pilocytic astrocytoma. Appl Neuropsychol Child. 2024 Jan-Mar; 13(1):52-61.
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Specific learning disorder in mathematics and moyamoya disease: A case report. Appl Neuropsychol Child. 2023 Apr-Jun; 12(2):157-164.
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Association between fatigue and sleep disturbances during treatment for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia and posttreatment neurocognitive performance. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 05; 69(5):e29507.
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Examination of Social Inferencing Skills in Men and Women After Traumatic Brain Injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2022 05; 103(5):937-943.
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Neurocircuitry basis of the opioid use disorder-post-traumatic stress disorder comorbid state: conceptual analyses using a dimensional framework. Lancet Psychiatry. 2022 01; 9(1):84-96.
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Older age and online health information search behaviors: The mediating influence of executive functions. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2021 09; 43(7):689-703.
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So, What Do You Do When the Music Stops? You Keep Dancing. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 11 01; 148(5S):108S-109S.