Concept information
Preferred term
executive function
Definition
- Executive function broadly refers to those mental processes that help people plan, remember, pay attention, manage tasks, or, in other words, help people be engaged in goal-directed behavior in everyday functioning. These functions coordinate the other cognitive processes. [Source: Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: An Encyclopedia; Executive Function]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/executive_function
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