Is there a connection between children's concentration and exercise? What we know from research on the prefrontal cortex and executive function

Does moving your body a little before studying make it easier to concentrate?When a child has trouble switching to homework ...
Forbes

A Psychologist Explains ‘Executive Dysfunction’—Why It’s Not Just Laziness

Maybe it’s not you getting in your own way, maybe it’s your brain’s wiring hitting the brakes. Imagine trying to finish a task but never getting around to it. For instance, you’ve been meaning to take ...
Edutopia

Supporting Students With Executive Function Challenges

A one-on-one intervention framework can help high school students with ADHD improve their executive function habits.

The Wrong Way to Scold a Child Who Forgets Homework — Executive Function Development and Memory Design Techniques

You know, I've been working as a therapist for a long time, and there's something that has been bothering me for a ...
Psychiatry Advisor

Executive Dysfunction May Mediate Childhood Adversity and Cognitive Disengagement

Executive function deficits partially mediate the link between adverse childhood experiences and cognitive disengagement syndrome in youth.
U.S. News & World Report

What Are Executive Functioning Skills and Why Do Students Need Them?

It’s the night before your child has a big paper or project due and panic has set in. Deadlines have already been missed and now your child has a mountain of work to complete. As you hunker down to ...
Psychology Today

An Integrative Model of Executive Functioning

In order to successfully navigate our lives, we depend upon a wide range of emotional, social, and cognitive abilities organized within the networks of our executive brain. The executive brain is made ...