Concept information
Preferred term
executive functions
Definition
- "a collection of top-down control processes used when going on automatic or relying on instinct or intuition would be ill-advised, insufficient, or impossible" (Diamond, 2013, p. 136).
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Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Collette, F., & Angel, L. (2015). Mémoire et fonctions exécutives : nouvelles pistes de recherche. Biologie Aujourd’hui, 209(3), 287-294. https://doi.org/10.1051/jbio/2015027
{{#each properties}}• Document type: literature review
• Access: free
- • Diamond, A. (2013). Executive functions. Annual Review of Psychology, 64, 135–168. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-113011-143750
• Document type: literature review
• Access: open
- • Dias, N. M., Helsdingen, I. E., Lins, E. K. R. M. D., Etcheverria, C. E., Dechen, V. D. A., Steffen, L., Cardoso, C. D. O., & Lopes, F. M. (2024). Executive functions beyond the “Holy Trinity”: A scoping review. Neuropsychology, 38(2), 107–125. https://doi.org/10.1037/neu0000922
• Document type: literature review
• Access: closed
- • Duroisin, N., & Clerc, J. (Éds.). (2025). Fonctions exécutives, apprentissages et réussite scolaire : concepts, pratiques et outils. Dunod.
• Document type: literature review
• Access: closed
- • Silva, V. P. da, Carthery-Goulart, M. T., & Lukasova, K. (2024). Unity and diversity model of executive functions: State of the art and issues to be resolved. Psychology & Neuroscience, 17(4), 253–281. https://doi.org/10.1037/pne0000349
• Document type: literature review
• Access: closed
Creator
- Frank Arnould
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French
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