More people are talking about executive dysfunction—but what exactly is it? Collage with hands holding arrows in many directions with brain illustration on blue background. Organizing thoughts, ...

Executive function describes a set of cognitive processes and mental skills that help an individual plan, monitor, and successfully execute their goals. The “executive functions,” as they’re known, ...

1. Motivated by immediate needs. 2. Consequences for negative behavior don’t alter future actions. 3. Inability to reflect on past experience to plan for the future. 4. Difficulty adapting to change.

Tile compiled research to take a closer look at the causes of executive dysfunction and how people dealing with it can manage its effects. - Roman Samborskyi // Shutterstock Tile compiled research to ...

Executive function describes a set of cognitive processes and mental skills that help an individual plan, monitor, and successfully execute their goals. The “executive functions,” as they’re known, ...