word
executive function
ig-ZEK-yuh-tiv FUNK-shun
ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv ˈfʌŋkʃənListen
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executivefunction
Dictionary meaning
a set of higher-order cognitive processes primarily supported by the prefrontal cortex that enable goal-directed behaviour, including working memory, cognitive flexibility, inhibitory control, planning, and decision-making; executive functions develop gradually through childhood and adolescence and are among the last capacities to mature in the human brain; deficits in executive function are associated with ADHD, traumatic brain injury, schizophrenia, and frontal lobe dementia
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