Unity and diversity of executive functions: Individual differences as a window on cognitive structure

Cortex

Volumn 86, Issue , 2017, Pages 186-204

  Friedman, Naomi P ^a   Miyake, Akira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral genetics; Executive control; Individual differences; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR GENETICS; DISSOCIATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; INTELLIGENCE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; WORKING MEMORY; BRAIN; COGNITION; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

BRAIN; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84970016011     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: 19738102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2016.04.023     Document Type: Review

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