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Developmental Executive Function

Developmental Executive Function is a theoretical construct within cognitive neuroscience that refers to the maturation of goal-directed cognitive processes, such as working memory, cognitive flexibility, and inhibitory control, which emerge and differentiate across childhood and adolescence to support adaptive, future-oriented behavior.

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2017–2026

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The Nature and Organization of Individual Differences in Executive Functions

Akira Miyake, Naomi P. Friedman · Current Directions in Psychological Science · 2012 · 3.8K citations · Full text

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Assessment and Development of Executive Function (EF) During Childhood

Peter J. Anderson · Child Neuropsychology · 2002 · 2.2K citations · Full text

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Developmentally Sensitive Measures of Executive Function in Preschool Children

Stephanie M. Carlson · Developmental Neuropsychology · 2005 · 1.6K citations

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Age-related change in executive function: Developmental trends and a latent variable analysis

Mariëtte Huizinga, Conor V. Dolan, Maurits W. van der Molen · Neuropsychologia · 2006 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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Short-Term Memory, Working Memory, and Executive Functioning in Preschoolers: Longitudinal Predictors of Mathematical Achievement at Age 7 Years

Rebecca Bull, Kimberly Andrews Espy, Sandra A. Wiebe · Developmental Neuropsychology · 2008 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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  1. CB
    Clancy Blair

    New York University, United States

    35 publications · 5.9K citations

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  2. MT
    Michael T. Willoughby

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    32 publications · 3.6K citations

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  3. PD
    Philip David Zelazo

    University of Toronto, Canada

    29 publications · 8.4K citations

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    Claire Hughes

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    26 publications · 5.4K citations

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    Kimberly Andrews Espy

    University of Nebraska–Lincoln, United States

    30 publications · 7K citations

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Institutions

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  1. New York University

    New York, United States

    33 h-index

    71 publications

    8.8K citations

  2. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    31 h-index

    128 publications

    15.3K citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    30 h-index

    77 publications

    11.4K citations

  4. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    29 h-index

    78 publications

    9.7K citations

  5. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    26 h-index

    75 publications

    5K citations

  6. Murdoch Children's Research Institute

    Melbourne, Australia

    25 h-index

    68 publications

    7.3K citations

  7. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    25 h-index

    71 publications

    11.1K citations

  8. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    24 h-index

    80 publications

    5.7K citations

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  1. Developmental Neuropsychology

    60 publications · 15.6K citations

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  2. Child Neuropsychology

    76 publications · 8.1K citations

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  3. Frontiers in Psychology

    80 publications · 4.3K citations

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  4. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

    JECP · 53 publications · 5.7K citations

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  5. Developmental Science

    51 publications · 5K citations

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