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Executive Function Networks

Executive Function Networks is a distributed neural system within the brain's prefrontal cortex and associated cortical–subcortical circuits that uniquely supports the cognitive control processes necessary for goal-directed behavior, such as working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility.

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2.6K

Authors

859

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2017–2026

214

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434

The Unity and Diversity of Executive Functions and Their Contributions to Complex “Frontal Lobe” Tasks: A Latent Variable Analysis

Akira Miyake, Naomi P. Friedman, Michael J. Emerson et al. · Cognitive Psychology · 2000 · 15.5K citations

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Testing the Efficiency and Independence of Attentional Networks

Jin Fan, Bruce D. McCandliss, Tobias Sommer et al. · Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience · 2002 · 3.7K citations

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Default network activity, coupled with the frontoparietal control network, supports goal-directed cognition

R. Nathan Spreng, W. Dale Stevens, Jon Chamberlain et al. · NeuroImage · 2010 · 1.3K citations

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Cortical networks for working memory and executive functions sustain the conscious resting state in man

Bernard Mazoyer, Laure Zago, Emmanuel Mellet et al. · Brain Research Bulletin · 2001 · 911 citations

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Dynamic reconfiguration of frontal brain networks during executive cognition in humans

Urs Braun, Axel Schäfer, Henrik Walter et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2015 · 863 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. JF
    Jin Fan

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States

    8 publications · 4.1K citations

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  2. VD
    Vince D. Calhoun

    Mind Research Network, United States

    7 publications · 521 citations

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  3. LQ
    Lucina Q. Uddin

    University of Miami, United States

    6 publications · 330 citations

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  4. MT
    Marie T. Banich

    University of Colorado Boulder, United States

    6 publications · 654 citations

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  5. NP
    Naomi P. Friedman

    University of Colorado Boulder, United States

    5 publications · 15.9K citations

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Institutions

859

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    17 h-index

    65 publications

    15.5K citations

  2. Inserm

    Paris, France

    12 h-index

    88 publications

    6.5K citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    24 publications

    1.7K citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    10 h-index

    47 publications

    12.8K citations

  5. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    9 h-index

    29 publications

    2K citations

  6. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    9 h-index

    21 publications

    17.9K citations

  7. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    9 h-index

    29 publications

    2K citations

  8. Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, United States

    9 h-index

    22 publications

    1.8K citations

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  1. NeuroImage

    20 publications · 4.3K citations

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  2. Human Brain Mapping

    19 publications · 1.3K citations

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  3. Scientific Reports

    13 publications · 434 citations

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  4. PLoS ONE

    12 publications · 572 citations

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  5. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

    10 publications · 522 citations

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