Executive Function Measurement
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Executive Function in Autism Spectrum Disorder
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2023
Source: Laboratories of Jonas T. Kaplan and Sarah I. Gimbel—University of Southern California Attention, working-memory, planning, impulse control, inhibition, and mental flexibility are important components of human cognition that are often referred to as executive functions. Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disorder that is characterized by impairments in social interaction, communication, and repetitive behaviors. It is a disorder that lasts a lifetime, and is thought to affect...
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Executive Function and the Dimensional Change Card Sort Task
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2023
Source: Laboratories of Nicholaus Noles and Judith Danovitch—University of Louisville Infants are born with amazing cognitive resources at their disposal, but they don’t know how to use them effectively. In order to harness the power of their brains, humans must develop high-level cognitive processes that manage basic brain functions. These processes make up what psychologists refer to as executive function. Executive function is a key factor in many self-regulatory behaviors, including forming...
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Measuring Neuromuscular Junction Functionality
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2017
A functional assessment of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) can provide essential information on the communication between muscle and nerve. Here we describe a protocol to comprehensively evaluate both the NMJ and muscle functionality using two different muscle-nerve preparations, i.e. soleus-sciatic and diaphragm-phrenic.
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Using Brain Activation (nir-HEG/Q-EEG) and Execution Measures (CPTs) in a ADHD Assessment Protocol
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2018
This work presents a new protocol for the assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by providing a more objective diagnostic procedure for this developmental disorder based on the use of innovative tools. It also analyzes the relationship between activation measures and executive function measures.
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Functional Reconstitution and Channel Activity Measurements of Purified Wildtype and Mutant CFTR Protein
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2015
Described here is a rapid and effective procedure for functional reconstitution of purified wild-type and mutant CFTR protein that preserves activity for this chloride channel, which is defective in Cystic Fibrosis. Iodide efflux from reconstituted proteoliposomes mediated by CFTR allows studies of channel activity and the effects of small molecules.
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Accuracy and reaction time provide complementary performance indicators. Accuracy shows whether a participant reaches the task’s intended response, whereas reaction time records how quickly that response occurs. Examining both prevents a single score from carrying the entire interpretation and allows researchers to describe performance more fully across tasks targeting executive processes. This is especially useful when comparing behavioral patterns across participants or conditions.
Separating inhibitory control, working memory, cognitive flexibility, and planning helps researchers determine which aspect of regulation a task or report addresses. A participant may show different patterns across these processes, so a combined label can obscure meaningful variation. Component-specific measurement supports more precise descriptions of attention regulation, decision-making, self-control, and adaptive behavior in behavioral research.
Laboratory tasks provide standardized conditions, while everyday functioning unfolds in more varied settings and is often captured through structured reports. The two approaches therefore supply related but nonidentical information. Considering both can show whether controlled task performance aligns with reported adaptive behavior, an important issue when interpreting executive function across development and clinical populations.
A measurement procedure may combine standardized behavioral tasks, recorded performance indicators, and structured reports of everyday functioning. Tasks can be selected to examine inhibitory control, working memory, flexibility, or planning, while accuracy and reaction time provide observable task outcomes. Reports add information about behavior outside the testing setting, creating a broader assessment than any single measure.
It is useful when researchers need to characterize attention regulation, decision-making, self-control, or adaptive behavior across development and clinical populations. The measurement approach can support studies of learning and mental health, where executive processes are considered alongside behavior. It also helps researchers examine brain-behavior relationships and evaluate whether interventions are associated with changed outcomes.
Executive function measures provide performance and everyday-functioning outcomes that can be examined in intervention studies. Researchers can use task results and structured reports to assess whether an intervention is associated with changes in targeted behavior or broader adaptive functioning. Interpreting both sources is valuable because improvement under standardized conditions may not fully represent changes in daily life.