Planning and prioritization is a strength for some ADHD brains, while it is a challenge for others.

Research that is taking a closer look at activity in the thalamus—a region long considered a relay station for the brain and involved in consciousness and motor activity—reveals the thalamus may play ...

Many people can relate to this feeling, and it can be incredibly discouraging. It runs deep within us, and breaking free from it feels almost impossible. Imagine someone telling you that with just a ...

Here’s how to understand executive functioning, and figure out which coping strategies might work for you. What is executive functioning?

An executive order President Trump signed on Monday restricts experiments on pathogens that could potentially make them more dangerous. Eric Lee/The New York Times ...

Quality vs. quantity: Untangling sleep issues tied up with ADHD New research on ‘slow-wave sleep’ may have implications for others battling insomnia, including people with anxiety and depression.

In a new study, children participating in team sports showed superior executive function than participants in individual sports.

Executive function delays affect skills such as as paying attention, switching attention, controlling impulses and problem-solving. They’re common in a range of conditions but are treated as ...

The hub comprises six guides to improve your knowledge of the brain and cognition and to help you support people with executive functioning difficulties. Alongside the guides are detailed case ...

Executive function is a collection of cognitive skills essential to human life, but psychologists now say our tests contain cultural biases.

ADHD symptoms come from problems with your executive functions. Learn more about what executive function tests are and what they can tell you.

Growing your executive function skills requires some executive function, leaving many of us in a challenging cycle of wanting to change but feeling stuck.