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Psychology, Developmental
Noam Mairon, Lior Abramson, Ariel Knafo-Noam, Anat Perry, Mor Nahum
Summary: Empathy and executive functions are important for social behavior and academic performance in adolescents, but their relationship is not well understood during adolescence.
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Shijie Liu, Si-Tong Chen, Yujun Cai
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between executive functions and gross motor skills in Chinese children aged 9-10 years, as well as gender differences. The results showed a weak association between gross motor coordination and certain aspects of executive functions, and gender influenced this relationship. Girls with better motor coordination skills had shorter reaction times, highlighting the relationship between gross motor coordination and complex cognitive processes.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Zahra Fathirezaie, Sergio Matos, Elham Khodadadeh, Filipe Manuel Clemente, Georgian Badicu, Ana Filipa Silva, Seyed Hojjat Zamani Sani, Samaneh Nahravani
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between executive functions and gross motor skills in rural children aged 8-10 years, with most correlations between variables being moderate. The results showed that among the components of executive functions, inhibition, working memory, planning/organizing, and organization had a significant relationship with gross motor skills, emphasizing the importance of gross motor skills in cognitive development among rural children.
Review
Pediatrics
Tania Pasarin-Lavin, Amanda Abin, Trinidad Garcia, Celestino Rodriguez
Summary: This systematic review examines the relationship between executive functions and creativity in children. The results show a positive correlation between flexibility and creativity, while inhibition is negatively correlated. However, there is insufficient evidence to generalize the relationship between intelligence, executive functions, and creativity in a sample of children.
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Neurosciences
Chloe Gordon-Murer, Tino Stoeckel, Michael Sera, Charmayne M. L. Hughes
Summary: The study identified a change in the relationship between sensorimotor and executive functions across developmental stages, indicating that executive functions contribute to more successful sensorimotor performance in childhood, but not in adolescence.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Peng Shi, Xiaosu Feng
Summary: This paper explores the relationship between motor skill types and their development and the cognitive benefits of children and adolescents. Long-term motor skill learning practice is found to increase cognitive benefits. The interaction between motor skills and physical activity promotes the development of agility, coordination, and cardiorespiratory fitness, improving brain structure and functionality.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Anahita Shokrkon, Elena Nicoladis
Summary: Executive functions and language development play significant roles in the development of children, but little is known about their relationship. This review paper discusses three possible directional relationships between EF and language development and explores their impact on child development.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Athos Trecroci, Marco Duca, Luca Cavaggioni, Alessio Rossi, Raffaele Scurati, Stefano Longo, Giampiero Merati, Giampietro Alberti, Damiano Formenti
Summary: This study found a strong positive correlation between basic cognitive functions and sport-specific physical performance in young volleyball players. Additionally, small-to-medium correlations were observed between cognitive and motor skills, with results suggesting that athletes with superior cognitive functions demonstrate better sport-specific physical performance. The findings suggest a need to further explore the associations between cognitive and motor skills within the context of sports performance.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Fabiana Battista, Tiziana Lanciano, Antonietta Curci
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the influence of alexithymia on memory accuracy for a violent crime in individuals with different levels of executive functioning resources. The findings demonstrated that alexithymia affects participants' recall of the event, as well as the contribution of executive functioning resources in this relationship.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Ying Li, Tiantian Li, Quanling Zhang, Ranran Kan, Lei Cao, Huiyan Kong, Yue Wang
Summary: The outbreak of COVID-19 had a negative impact on adolescents' mental health, especially depression. This study examined the effect of executive function on Chinese adolescents' depression, exploring the relationship between cold and hot executive functions and the role of rumination. The results showed that both cold and hot executive functions negatively predict depression, with rumination as a mediator. Strengthening executive control and training cold execution function can effectively relieve depression in adolescents.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cell Biology
Caroline Seer, Justina Sidlauskaite, Florian Lange, Geraldine Rodriguez-Nieto, Stephan P. Swinnen
Summary: The study found that performance on the most challenging condition of the complex motor task in older adults was best predicted by the updating factor and by general executive functioning performance. These results highlight the central role of working memory updating in complex motor performance.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Aleksander Veraksa, Daria Bukhalenkova, Olga Almazova, Vera Sukhikh, Yeshe Colliver
Summary: This study aimed to validate a practicably short play behavior survey for kindergarten teachers and compare the reported behaviors to the executive functions of Russian kindergarteners. The findings indicate that different play behaviors are related to different executive functions.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Neurosciences
Ewa Racicka-Pawlukiewicz, Katarzyna Kuc, Maksymilian Bielecki, Tomasz Hanc, Anita Cybulska-Klosowicz, Anita Brynska
Summary: Despite the incongruent results in previous studies, our research found that children and adolescents with ADHD who have higher weight demonstrated lower efficiency in inhibition processes and tended to give impulsive and incorrect answers. These impulsive reactions may contribute to the risk of excessive weight in individuals with ADHD.
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Neurosciences
Wenrui Zhao, Minqiang Hui, Xiaoyou Zhang, Lin Li
Summary: This study used fNIRS technology to analyze the relationship between motor coordination and imitation in college students, showing that motor coordination in female students is related to imitation level, and that women with lower motor coordination are more influenced by the mirror neuron system when performing imitation.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Marco La Marra, Antonietta Messina, Ciro Rosario Ilardi, Giuseppe Verde, Raffaella Amato, Nadia Esposito, Simona Troise, Antonella Orlando, Giovanni Messina, Vincenzo Monda, Girolamo Di Maio, Ines Villano
Summary: This study suggests that waist circumference is a better indicator of the association between obesity and executive functions compared to body mass index. Furthermore, it found that motor performance partially mediates this relationship.
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Genetics & Heredity
Abdullah R. Sheikhi, Neilson Martin, David Hay, Jan P. Piek
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART B-NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS
(2013)
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Genetics & Heredity
J. Y. L. Lee, H. Leonard, J. P. Piek, J. Downs
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Clinical Neurology
Jorrit F. De Kieviet, Cor J. J. Stoof, Christiaan J. A. Geldof, Niels Smits, Jan P. Piek, Harrie N. Lafeber, Ruurd M. Van Elburg, Jaap Oosterlaan
DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY
(2013)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Chantelle Highman, Neville W. Hennessey, Suze Leitao, Jan P. Piek
DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
(2013)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Scott R. Ruddock, Christian E. Hyde, Jan P. Piek, David Sugden, Susan Morris, Peter H. Wilson
DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
(2014)
Article
Neurosciences
Daniela Rigoli, Jan P. Piek, Robert Kane, Alexander Whillier, Claire Baxter, Peter Wilson
HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE
(2013)
Article
Neurosciences
S. Rahimi-Golkhandan, B. Steenbergen, J. P. Piek, P. H. Wilson
HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE
(2014)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Murray J. Dyck, Jan P. Piek
JOURNAL OF ATTENTION DISORDERS
(2014)
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Education & Educational Research
Linda Pannekoek, Jan P. Piek, Martin S. Hagger
JOURNAL OF TEACHING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION
(2014)
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Psychology, Educational
Thomas B. McGuckian, Peter H. Wilson, Rich D. Johnston, Shahin Rahimi-Golkhandan, Jan Piek, Dido Green, Jeffrey M. Rogers, Paul Maruff, Bert Steenbergen, Scott Ruddock
Summary: This longitudinal study examined the development of children's complex executive function (EF) using the Groton Maze Learning Task (GMLT). A total of 147 children (61 males, ages 5.5-11 years) were recruited from six multicultural primary schools in Melbourne and Perth, Australia. The study spanned from 2010 to 2012, with assessments on the GMLT conducted every 6 months. Growth curve models indicated a quadratic growth trajectory in each measure of error, reflecting visuospatial memory, executive control, and complex EF. The ability to apply rules for action, a key aspect of complex EF, developed rapidly during early-to-mid childhood.
Review
Education, Special
Vincent Mancini, Daniela Rigoli, Lynne Roberts, Jan Piek
RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
(2019)
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Psychology, Clinical
Sarah J. Egan, Jan P. Piek, Murray J. Dyck
Article
Psychology, Developmental
S. Rahimi-Golkhandan, J. P. Piek, B. Steenbergen, P. H. Wilson
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
(2014)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Alicia Wilson, Jan P. Piek, Robert Kane
INFANT AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(2013)
Article
Education, Special
Scott Ruddock, Jan Piek, David Sugden, Sue Morris, Christian Hyde, Karen Caeyenberghs, Peter Wilson
RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
(2015)