If you’ve ever said, “I just need to focus,” and then found yourself scrolling, snacking, and reorganizing your sock drawer—you’ve just met your executive function. And it wasn’t having its best day.

SOS4Students announced this week the release of a comprehensive guide designed to help parents understand when and how to pursue executive function assessments for their high-achieving students. The ...

Aaron Buss received funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Alexis McCraw does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from ...

Introduction: Research regarding the relationship between cognitive performance and sport performance in young talented football players has mainly been investigated in male athletes. Only few studies ...

What does this executive order do? This executive order states President Trump’s intention to shut down the U.S. Department of Education, which was established by Congress in 1979. At the same time, ...

On May 5, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order suspending federal funding for gain-of-function (GoF) research that the administration considers dangerous. GoF research helps ...

Learning specialist Noel Foy helps participants build skills. “Executive Function guides your behavior for most everything you do,” says Noel Foy, a former classroom teacher and learning specialist.

Why do some entrepreneurs navigate uncertainty with ease while others struggle? The answer might lie in how their brain's executive function operates. Working with hundreds of business founders, I've ...