 Executive Function
"Executive Function" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A set of cognitive functions that controls complex, goal-directed thought and behavior. Executive function involves multiple domains, such as CONCEPT FORMATION, goal management, cognitive flexibility, INHIBITION control, and WORKING MEMORY. Impaired executive function is seen in a range of disorders, e.g., SCHIZOPHRENIA; and ADHD.
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D056344
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.217
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| Concept/Terms |
Executive Function- Executive Function
- Executive Functions
- Function, Executive
- Functions, Executive
- Executive Control
- Executive Controls
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2011 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2012 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2013 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2015 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Executive Function" by people in Profiles.
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Kamat R, Doyle KL, Iudicello JE, Morgan EE, Morris S, Smith DM, Little SJ, Grant I, Woods SP. Neurobehavioral Disturbances During Acute and Early HIV Infection. Cogn Behav Neurol. 2016 Mar; 29(1):1-10.
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Casaletto KB, Moore DJ, Woods SP, Umlauf A, Scott JC, Heaton RK. Abbreviated Goal Management Training Shows Preliminary Evidence as a Neurorehabilitation Tool for HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorders among Substance Users. Clin Neuropsychol. 2016; 30(1):107-30.
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Wong GK, Lam SW, Wong A, Ngai K, Mok V, Poon WS. Early Cognitive Domain Deficits in Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Correlate with Functional Status. Acta Neurochir Suppl. 2016; 122:129-32.
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de Oliveira MF, Murrell B, Murrel B, Pérez-Santiago J, Vargas M, Ellis RJ, Letendre S, Grant I, Smith DM, Woods SP, Gianella S. Circulating HIV DNA Correlates With Neurocognitive Impairment in Older HIV-infected Adults on Suppressive ART. Sci Rep. 2015 Nov 25; 5:17094.
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Nichols SL, Bethel J, Kapogiannis BG, Li T, Woods SP, Patton ED, Ren W, Thornton SE, Major-Wilson HO, Puga AM, Sleasman JW, Rudy BJ, Wilson CM, Garvie PA. Antiretroviral treatment initiation does not differentially alter neurocognitive functioning over time in youth with behaviorally acquired HIV. J Neurovirol. 2016 Apr; 22(2):218-30.
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Kulesz PA, Treble-Barna A, Williams VJ, Juranek J, Cirino PT, Dennis M, Fletcher JM. Attention in spina bifida myelomeningocele: Relations with brain volume and integrity. Neuroimage Clin. 2015; 8:72-8.
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Obermeit LC, Morgan EE, Casaletto KB, Grant I, Woods SP. Antiretroviral Non-Adherence is Associated With a Retrieval Profile of Deficits in Verbal Episodic Memory. Clin Neuropsychol. 2015; 29(2):197-213.
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Kesby JP, Heaton RK, Young JW, Umlauf A, Woods SP, Letendre SL, Markou A, Grant I, Semenova S. Methamphetamine Exposure Combined with HIV-1 Disease or gp120 Expression: Comparison of Learning and Executive Functions in Humans and Mice. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2015 Jul; 40(8):1899-909.
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Casaletto KB, Obermeit L, Morgan EE, Weber E, Franklin DR, Grant I, Woods SP. Depression and executive dysfunction contribute to a metamemory deficit among individuals with methamphetamine use disorders. Addict Behav. 2015 Jan; 40:45-50.
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Morgan EE, Doyle KL, Minassian A, Henry BL, Perry W, Marcotte TD, Woods SP, Grant I. Elevated intraindividual variability in methamphetamine dependence is associated with poorer everyday functioning. Psychiatry Res. 2014 Dec 15; 220(1-2):527-34.
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