I hold my planner like a life book. It's dazzled with color-coded words, stickers, notes, symbols, and doodles. One might think it's all for fun. In truth, it's all quite necessary. It's my executive ...

If you’ve heard the phrase “executive functioning” recently, it probably came up in the context of ADHD, a common neurobehavioral condition which affects a person’s ability to stay focused, maintain a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Mental Wellness for Adolescents and Adults. Executive functioning skills are your child’s mental control center, ...

In 2022, Sage Quiamno was in her early 30s and a few months into a demanding DEI leadership role at Amazon when she hit a wall. Cycles of feeling overwhelmed, procrastination, and frantic catch-up ...

The College of Arts & Sciences magazine publishes an article about Dr. Roselinde Kaiser's work in executive functioning and mood disorders in adolescents. Read the full article: Research charts the ...

Executive functioning encompasses a set of higher‐order cognitive processes—such as planning, inhibition, working memory and cognitive flexibility—that enable adaptive, goal‐directed behaviour. In ...

I pride myself on the fact that my 7-year-old son, like me, has always been a list-maker. "Overwhelmed by too many playtime choices?" I might say to him. (Tough life, I know.) "Let's make a list and ...

Children born during the first COVID-19 lockdown in England had lower reported levels of executive function—crucial skills involved in making plans, solving problems and adapting to new ...