The immune system is the body's protector. Following the detection of a potential threat, such as a bacterial or viral ...

Decreases in global cognition and executive function, as well as long-term persistent declines in those cognitive domains, are associated with incident HF.

From children to older adults, exercise enhances brainpower. A sweeping new analysis shows that physical activity improves ...

By Carl Zimmer and Emily Anthes President Trump signed an executive order on Monday evening ... the risks and benefits of so-called “gain of function” research. They’ve long tinkered with ...

As a Professor of Speech and Language in the School of Health Sciences, Lucy's role includes teaching about cognitive development and developmental disorders, in addition to carrying out research ...

bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, ADHD, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and drug addiction) leading to deficits in Executive Functions. These cognitive deficits affect patients’ everyday functioning, ...

Speaking more than one language may benefit children’s executive function — especially those with autism spectrum disorder, a recent analysis suggests. The study, published in Autism Research ...

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess executive functions of obese individuals with binge eating disorder. METHOD: Thirty-eight obese individuals with binge eating disorder were compared to ...

Keep in mind these symptoms can occur due to other issues unrelated to executive function, such as hearing loss, depression, or a sleep disorder. If you or someone else is noticing that your executive ...

First, a reminder that executive function deficits are just that–deficits. Executive Functioning Disorder, or lack of EF skills, is not an illness, diagnosis, or syndrome. There isn’t a set of ...

When these collapse, when our ability to organize, structure, prioritize and complete tasks effectively is threatened, what results is an executive function disorder. It’s a thing. But what’s ...