Dairy intake and cognitive function in older adults in three cohorts: a mendelian randomization study by Natalia Ortega, Nick J. Mueller, Abbas Dehghan, Tosca O. E. de Crom, Armin von Gunten, Martin Preisig, Pedro Marques-Vidal, Marco Vinceti, Trudy Voortman, Nicolas Rodondi, Patricia O. Chocano-Bedoya

“…Similarly, lactase persistent participants in CLSA had higher verbal fluency, verbal learning and executive function, but no differences were found in the other cohorts. …”
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The Clinical Obesity Maintenance Model: An Integration of Psychological Constructs including Mood, Emotional Regulation, Disordered Overeating, Habitual Cluster Behaviours, Health... by Jayanthi Raman, Evelyn Smith, Phillipa Hay

“…Psychological distress and deficits in executive functioning are likely to be important barriers to effective weight loss maintenance. …”
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Qualitative Evaluation of Divergent Thinking in Patients with Schizophrenia by Takahiro Nemoto, Masafumi Mizuno, Haruo Kashima

“…Verbal fluency tests are neuropsychological tests that assess frontal lobe function or executive function but also assess divergent thinking. However, few studies have considered the impairment of verbal fluency from the viewpoint of divergent thinking. …”
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Estructura factorial de la función ejecutiva desde el dominio conductual by Olber Eduardo Arango, Isabel Cristina Puerta, Daniel A. Pineda

“…El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la estructura de la Función Ejecutiva (FE) desde el dominio conductual derivado de las subescalas de padres y maestros del BrRiefEF (Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function) en adolescentes infractores con Trastorno Disocial de la Conducta (TDC) y un grupo control (no-TDC) del valle del Aburrá. …”
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Dark Chocolate Intake May Reduce Fatigue and Mediate Cognitive Function and Gray Matter Volume in Healthy Middle-Aged Adults by Kiyotaka Nemoto, Keisuke Kokubun, Yousuke Ogata, Yasuharu Koike, Tetsuaki Arai, Yoshinori Yamakawa

“…We found that dark chocolate reduced mental and physical fatigue, and a path analysis revealed that it enhanced vitality, executive function, memory, and gray matter volume both directly and indirectly. …”
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Cognitive Impairments in Viral Hepatitis Patients: Causes, Manifestations, and Impact on Quality of Life by Tatyana Vasiliyevna Polukchi

“…Common manifestations included deficits in attention, memory, executive function, and psychomotor speed. These cognitive challenges can significantly impact daily activities, occupational performance, and social interactions, contributing to reduced quality of life. …”
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Graph Theoretical Analysis of Semantic Fluency in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Guanyu Zhang, Jinghong Ma, Piu Chan, Zheng Ye

“…Semantic fluency is the ability to name items from a given category within a limited time, which relies on semantic memory, working memory, and executive function. Semantic disfluency is a common problem in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). …”
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Sequence of episodic memory-related behavioral and brain-imaging abnormalities in type 2 diabetes by Bo Hu, Ying Yu, Xin-Wen Yu, Min-Hua Ni, Yan-Yan Cui, Xin-Yu Cao, Ai-Li Yang, Yu-Xin Jin, Sheng-Ru Liang, Si-Ning Li, Pan Dai, Ke Wu, Lin-Feng Yan, Bin Gao, Guang-Bin Cui

“…Results T2D patients exhibited poorer memory, general cognitive function, and executive function compared to healthy controls after controlling age, sex, and education level. …”
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Associations of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein with neuropsychological outcomes and cerebral white matter hyperintensities in older adults at risk of dementia by Rachael Yu, Shawn D. Kong, Catriona Ireland, Genevieve Z. Steiner-Lim, Kimberley Bassett, Hannes Almgren, Dongang Wang, Chenyu Wang, Johannes C. Michaelian, Sharon L. Naismith

“…This study aimed to investigate whether the associations of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) with neuropsychological performance (verbal memory, executive function, processing speed) and cerebral white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) differed between older adults with subjective cognitive decline (SCD; n = 179) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI; n = 286). …”
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Disturbances of visual perception in non-demented patients with Parkinson’s disease by R. Timofejavaitė, V. Vilda, A. Liveikienė, R. Kaladytė-Lokominienė

“…Mild cognitive impairment, disorders of language and executive function were diagnosed more frequently in PD group. …”
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Intervention and assessment of executive dysfunction in patients with stroke: A scoping review. by Katsuya Sakai, Yuichiro Hosoi, Junpei Tanabe

“…However, no reviews have focused on the various rehabilitation methods and assessment of executive function in patients with only stroke and included various study designs. …”
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Falls Risk and Simulated Driving Performance in Older Adults by John G. Gaspar, Mark B. Neider, Arthur F. Kramer

“…Declines in executive function and dual-task performance have been related to falls in older adults, and recent research suggests that older adults at risk for falls also show impairments on real-world tasks, such as crossing a street. …”
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An MRI, SPECT and Neuropsychological Study of a Patient Presenting with Capgras Syndrome by J. Mackie, K. P. Ebmeier, R. E. O'Carroll

“…In addition he demonstrated markedly impaired performance on various tests of executive function. MRI scanning revealed no focal abnormality; slight ventricular dilatation was noted. …”
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Common neuropsychological assessment measures as performance indicators in neuropsychological rehabilitation: An exploratory correlational study by Liliana Mendes, Artemisa Rocha Dores, Irene Palmares Carvalho, Fernando Barbosa

“…More research is needed, especially regarding the executive function. …”
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Cognitive Impairment in Heart Failure by Efthimios Dardiotis, Gregory Giamouzis, Dimos Mastrogiannis, Christina Vogiatzi, John Skoularigis, Filippos Triposkiadis, Georgios M. Hadjigeorgiou

“…Cognitive decline in HF is characterized by deficits in one or more cognition domains, including attention, memory, executive function, and psychomotor speed. These deficits may affect patients’ decision-making capacity and interfere with their ability to comply with treatment requirements, recognize and self-manage disease worsening symptoms. …”
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Cognition and Vascular Risk Factors: An Epidemiological Study by Augusto Vicario, Mildren Del Sueldo, Ruth A. Fernández, Julio Enders, Judith Zilberman, Gustavo H. Cerezo

“…Thus, we demonstrated that the use of a Minimum Cognitive Examination (MCE), a brief, simple, and easy managed neuropsychological evaluation, detected a greater number of people with cognitive decline surpassing to the Minimal Mental Statement Examination alone (14.5% of the participants showed MMSE ≤24, 34,6% showed dys-executive function, and 45,8% memory impairment. Out of the 4 studied RF, the only one that was not related to cognitive impairment was dyslipemia. …”
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Exercise Intervention Associated with Cognitive Improvement in Alzheimer’s Disease by Meng Ying Cui, Yang Lin, Ji Yao Sheng, Xuewen Zhang, Ran Ji Cui

“…However, in most cases, drug therapy is accompanied with clinical delays when older adults have suffered from cognitive decline in episodic memory, working memory, and executive function. On the other hand, accumulating evidence suggests that exercise intervention may ameliorate the progression of cognitive impairment in aging ones while the standard strategy is lacking based on different levels of cognitive decline especially in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and AD. …”
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Growth, physical, and cognitive function in children who are born HIV-free: School-age follow-up of a cluster-randomised trial in rural Zimbabwe. by Joe D Piper, Clever Mazhanga, Marian Mwapaura, Gloria Mapako, Idah Mapurisa, Tsitsi Mashedze, Eunice Munyama, Maria Kuona, Thombizodwa Mashiri, Kundai Sibanda, Dzidzai Matemavi, Monica Tichagwa, Soneni Nyoni, Asinje Saidi, Manasa Mangwende, Dzivaidzo Chidhanguro, Eddington Mpofu, Joice Tome, Gabriel Mbewe, Batsirai Mutasa, Bernard Chasekwa, Handrea Njovo, Chandiwana Nyachowe, Mary Muchekeza, Kuda Mutasa, Virginia Sauramba, Ceri Evans, Melissa J Gladstone, Jonathan C Wells, Elizabeth Allen, Melanie Smuk, Jean H Humphrey, Lisa F Langhaug, Naume V Tavengwa, Robert Ntozini, Andrew J Prendergast

“…Cognitive function was evaluated using the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (KABC-II), with additional tools measuring executive function, literacy, numeracy, fine motor skills, and socioemotional function. …”
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Event-Related Potentials in Parkinson’s Disease Patients with Visual Hallucination by Yang-Pei Chang, Yuan-Han Yang, Chiou-Lian Lai, Li-Min Liou

“…The frontal test battery was used to assess attention, visual-spatial function, verbal fluency, memory, higher executive function, and motor programming. The PD-H patients had significant cognitive dysfunction in several domains, compared to the PD-NH patients and controls. …”
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Can attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder be considered a form of cerebellar dysfunction? by Valeria Isaac, Vladimir Lopez, Maria Josefina Escobar

“…While the cerebellum’s role in motor function, such as balance, motor coordination, and execution, is well recognized, ongoing research has evidenced its additional and fundamental role in neurocognitive development and executive function, including attention and social cognition, which are all areas of impairment commonly found in ADHD. …”
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