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	Executive system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is also referred to as executive function or the central executive and plays a central role in many psychological theories.
		Theories of the executive system were largely driven by observations of patients who had suffered frontal lobe damage.
		The executive system is thought to be heavily involved in handling novel situations outside the domain of some of our 'automatic' psychological processes that could be explained by the reproduction of learnt schemas or set behaviours.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Executive_function (528 words)

	JBRF's Discussion Forums - Executive function disorder
		executive function disorder is the inability to carry out and complete a task or a series of tasks as others are capable of under the same set of circumstances.
		people with executive function disorder often can't organize, or organize completely, the often have difficulty getting started, or perhaps finishing, they often get the big picture but loose the salient details (getting in trouble because often one of those details could be vitally important).
		but, executive function can be addressed without medication, with training and support in terms of organizational stragegies and evaluation or assistive technology and using compensatory strategies for ones weaknesses.
	www.bpchildresearch.org /dcforum_public/DCForumID1/1047.html (183 words)

	Executive Function
		Executive Function - By Dr. Deane G. Baldwin, M.D. Dr. Alysa Doyle, a psychologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital, has recently outlined the components or parts of executive function.
		Executive function is thought process necessary for planning to reach goals and adapting to changes in your environment.
		Executive function is a problem area in many disorders of learning style, such as, impulsive/compulsive disorders.
	www.selfgrowth.com /articles/Baldwin10.html (321 words)

	Treating Attention Deficit Disorder as a Executive Function Disorder
		Executive functions are responsible for a variety of cognitive functions in mammals.
		The portions of the brain that are used for executive functions are the same portions of the brain that show abnormalities in people born with this ADD.
		In studies of executive function, it was found that during use of the executive function various portions of the cinglet were active.
	serendip.brynmawr.edu /bb/neuro/neuro00/web1/Jones.html (1032 words)

	FASD and Impaired Executive Function (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Tests of executive function are relevant for quantifying the functional deficits and underlying real-life problems associated with prenatal alcohol exposure.
		This study is unique in its analysis of the same battery of assessments of executive function in both a large low dose longitudinal study sample and a clinically diagnosed group.
		The findings suggest that these executive function tests would be particularly useful in clinical evaluations of persons suspected of fetal alcohol damage because they would not simply reflect deficits in IQ or facial stigmata.
	www.come-over.to /FAS/ExecutiveFunctionAbstract.htm (309 words)

	CCSU Masters Thesis Abstract: Executive Function Deficits in autistic individuals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Executive functions are a complex set of skills, which include the ability to plan actions towards a goal, to use the information adaptively, to realize consequences of behavior and make judgments.
		Executive function is also the ability to integrate new information and use it effectively to respond to change.
		A breakdown in executive functioning affects goal directed behavior and the individual may not only have difficulty getting started on an activity, but once started may have difficulty changing or stopping the activity.
	library.ctstateu.edu /ccsu_theses/1531.html (345 words)

	Executive Function
		Barkley describes executive function as those "actions we perform to ourselves and direct at ourselves so as to accomplish self-control, goal-directed behavior, and the maximization of future outcomes." Through use of a metaphor, Dr. Brown gives us a helpful visual image by comparing executive function to the conductor's role in an orchestra.
		Although the impact of executive function deficits on school success is profound, this fact is often unrecognized by many parents and teachers.
		However, when executive function deficits are also present, the accompanying problems are often overwhelming to the student and family.
	www.chrisdendy.com /executive.htm (1623 words)

	Executive Function (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A number of times we have used the idea of ‘executive function’ in explanations of behavior.
		However, [it is crucial to recognize that] most these functions are phenomena of [distributed] neural processing and without a unique location of their own, either in frontal cortex or elsewhere." (The quotes is from the book "The Prefrontal Cortex" by J.M. Fuster)
		Inappropriate, or deficient communication between dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and areas where sensation and action are processed and organized is the basis of saying that diseases such as schizophrenia involve impaired executive functioning of the prefrontal cortex.
	mcdb.colorado.edu /courses/3650/executive.html (318 words)

	Attention, Memory, & Executive Function
		The major purpose of the study is to increase our knowledge about neurocognitive function in children affected by fragile X syndrome.
		This will be accomplished by conducting assessments of attention, memory, and executive function.
		Determine the profile of neurocognitive function in fragile X syndrome, with particular emphasis on strengths and weaknesses in three domains: attention, memory, and executive function.
	www.fpg.unc.edu /~fx/Pages/attention.htm (335 words)

	Autism, Opioid Peptides & Executive Function
		This example is, perhaps, stretching the original description of “executive function” into an area not considered by those who originally proposed the ideas but the principle is entirely analogous.
		Taken together these two functions of being primed for immediate movement (dopaminergic system) and being mentally appeared to fight (serotonergic system) are important for the preservation of the individual and normal physiological and behavioural responses to environmental stress.
		The control of this switching system could, once again, be described as an “Executive Function” and, once again, could be the consequence of opioid activity within the CNS.
	osiris.sunderland.ac.uk /autism/executive.htm (2856 words)

	Study lifts veil on brain's executive function
		Joshua Brown, WUSTL research associate in psychology in Arts & Sciences, is co-author of a study of the brain's executive function published in the Oct. 3 issue of the journal Science.
		On the other hand, if the ACC doesn't function properly as it should, it can diminish a person's ability to recognize their own mistakes and correct them or at least acknowledge them.
		An influential theory about ACC function has suggested that the brain is sensitive to the conflict that arises when tasks are too complex and subjects are being asked to do more than they can without making errors.
	news-info.wustl.edu /news/page/normal/455.html (1353 words)

	PNPIC - Executive Function
		Executive function has been associated with dissociable mental operations, such as planning, working memory, maintenance and shifting of mental set, and inhibition of prepotent responses.
		These are considered to constitute a domain-general system that is different from basic functions of sensation, perception, memory, and language.
		Deficits in executive control have been classically associated with acquired damage to the prefrontal cortex, but recent findings show that executive dysfunctions should not be assumed to reflect damage specifically to the frontal lobes, as it may arise from damage to interconnected cortical and subcortical brains structures or from more diffuse brain damage.
	www.pnpic.org /exec_fun.htm (550 words)

	Forums - GTD, Autism, Aspergers, ADD and Executive Function
		The problems with autism related to executive functioning have more to do with the root issue of the problems with episodic memory (also called emotional memory or autobiographical memory) and the autistic problem of limited motivations.
		The part of the "executive functioning" you are speaking of here, (ie a static, step-by-step procedure) is not really what is considered a "core deficit" of autism actually.
		The thing is that Executive Function IS a core deficit of autism, so anytime you are trying to help strengthen the executive function you ARE dealing with the autism itself.
	www.davidco.com /forum/printthread.php?t=3120&pp=40 (3903 words)

	Tourette Syndrome Plus - Conditions - Executive DysfunctionSection Menu
		Executive functions are the higher-order processes that enable us to plan, sequence, initiate, and sustain our behavior towards some goal, incorporating feedback and making adjustments along the way.
		Some of the neurobehavioral conditions discussed on this web site such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Depression have been associated with Executive Dysfunction, but it is ADHD that is most freqently associated with the problems described in this section.
		An overview of Executive Function and Executive Dysfunction in children and adults
	www.tourettesyndrome.net /ef.htm (236 words)

	Social Executive Function Camp
		The cost of the week is $450.00 per participant and we will limit the number of participants to eight..
		This program is for teens with Executive Dysfunction who may have other diagnoses such as ADHD, Nonverbal Learning Disorder, difficulty with problem solving in a social context, and the like.
		This is especially appropriate for people who are college bound in the fall, as they will be meeting a host of novel social cognition challenges soon.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /kskkight/social_executive_function_camp.htm (318 words)

	Executive Function Deficits
		THE ROLE OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS DEFICITS IN ASPERGER DISORDER
		It is considered to be one of several separate systems within the brain with a specialized function.
		This theory is based on evidence of abnormal levels of dopamine in autistic patients, as well as specific brain areas known to involve both dopamine and functions relating to autistic symptoms (mesial portions of the temporal lobe and the surrounding area, neostriatal area, and thalamus).
	web.uccs.edu /lthede/executiv.htm (324 words)

	efm Incorporated : Executive Function Management (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		efm, Inc. (Executive Function Management, Inc.) is a privately held Midwest-based company focused on serving Information Technology (IT) professionals through its peer networking groups and education focused events.
		efm has the distinct honor of utilizing the skill sets of its employees to facilitate communication and collaboration amongst some of this country's top IT Executives.
		As the first event production company of its kind to cater specifically to the central United States, efm is proud and honored to serve this important geography.
	www.efminc.com (171 words)

	Search Manufacturers by Executive Function
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	www.mnileads.com /advanced_function.asp (44 words)

	Find in a Library: Attention, memory, and executive function
		Find in a Library: Attention, memory, and executive function
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	worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/4a9fce0663ebe11da19afeb4da09e526.html (38 words)

	Executive Function Disturbance
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		This is one page of 60 in this chapter, 273 in this book, and 4645 in the Family Practice Notebook.
	www.fpnotebook.com /NEU67.htm (110 words)

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	ADHD Information -Executive Function (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
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		Has anyone else investigated the possibility of teaching executive function to kids who are ADD?
		Has this sort of training helped the child to become more organized, to remember more?
	www.adhdnews.com /testforum/test1120.htm (266 words)

	Conductdisorders.com \| Books \| Executive Function Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Author: G. Reid Lyon and Norman A. Krasnegor
		Summary:Studies of attention, memory, and executive function continue to provide a greater understanding of the human learning process and the nature of specific cognitive disabilities.
		But progress has been impeded by the absence of consensual, cross-disciplinary theories, definitions, and methodologies.
	www.conductdisorders.com /ourbooks/efdbks.htm (117 words)

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