Executive functions

Executive functions are a set of of cognitive processes that are necessary for cognitive control of behavior: selecting and successfully monitoring behaviors that facilitate the attainment of chosen goals. The prefrontal cortex plays a large role in executive functions. Executive functions include basic cognitive processes such as:

• attention control
• cognitive inhibition
• inhibitory control
• working memory
• cognitive flexibility

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References

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_functions

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