Reference Pages for Cognition In Children

The following references address various aspects of Executive Function

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  1. The following references address various aspects of measurement and development of executive function

    1. Putkinen V, Saarikivi K. Neural correlates of enhanced executive functions: is less more? Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2018 Apr 10.
    2. Kahl T, Grob A, Segerer R, Mohring W. Executive Functions and Visual-Spatial Skills Predict Mathematical Achievement: Asymmetrical Associations Across Age. Psychol Res. 2021 Feb;85(1):36-46.
    3. Nyongesa MK, Ssewanyana D, Mutua AM, et al. Assessing Executive Function in Adolescence: A Scoping Review of Existing Measures and Their Psychometric Robustness. Front Psychol. 2019;10:311.
    4. Schweizer S, Gotlib IH, Blakemore SJ. The role of affective control in emotion regulation during adolescence. Emotion. 2020 Feb;20(1):80-6.
    5. Schweizer S, Parker J, Leung JT, Griffin C, Blakemore SJ. Age-related differences in affective control and its association with mental health difficulties. Dev Psychopathol. 2020 Feb;32(1):329-41.
    6. Best JR, Miller PH. A developmental perspective on executive function. Child Dev. 2010 Nov-Dec;81(6):1641-60.
    7. Best JR, Miller PH, Naglieri JA. Relations between Executive Function and Academic Achievement from Ages 5 to 17 in a Large, Representative National Sample. Learn Individ Differ. 2011 Aug;21(4):327-36.
    8. Boschloo A, Krabbendam L, Aben A, de Groot R, Jolles J. Sorting Test, Tower Test, and BRIEF-SR do not predict school performance of healthy adolescents in preuniversity education. Front Psychol. 2014;5:287.
    9. Wade M, Prime H, Jenkins JM, Yeates KO, Williams T, Lee K. On the relation between theory of mind and executive functioning: A developmental cognitive neuroscience perspective. Psychon Bull Rev. 2018 Dec;25(6):2119-40.
    10. Tompkins V, Farrar MJ, Montgomery DE. Speaking Your Mind: Language and Narrative in Young Children's Theory of Mind Development. Adv Child Dev Behav. 2019;56:109-40.
    11. Tomasello M. How children come to understand false beliefs: A shared intentionality account. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Aug 21;115(34):8491-8.
    12. Luis-Ruiz S, Caldu X, Sanchez-Castaneda C, Pueyo R, Garolera M, Jurado MA. Is cognitive training an effective tool for improving cognitive function and real-life behaviour in healthy children and adolescents? A systematic review. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2020 Sep;116:268-82.
    13. Cohen JF, Gorski MT, Gruber SA, Kurdziel LB, Rimm EB. The effect of healthy dietary consumption on executive cognitive functioning in children and adolescents: a systematic review. Br J Nutr. 2016 Sep;116(6):989-1000.
    14. Adolphus K, Lawton CL, Champ CL, Dye L. The Effects of Breakfast and Breakfast Composition on Cognition in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review. Adv Nutr. 2016 May;7(3):590S-612S.
    15. Ahmed S. Working memory development from early childhood to adolescence using two nationally representative samples Dev Psychol. 2022 October ; 58(10): 1962–1973. doi:10.1037/dev0001396

    The Following references relate to Exercise and Executive Function

    1. Ludyga S, Gerber M, Brand S, Holsboer-Trachsler E, Puhse U. Acute effects of moderate aerobic exercise on specific aspects of executive function in different age and fitness groups: A meta-analysis. Psychophysiology. 2016 Nov;53(11):1611-26.
    2. Martin A, Booth JN, Laird Y, Sproule J, Reilly JJ, Saunders DH. Physical activity, diet and other behavioural interventions for improving cognition and school achievement in children and adolescents with obesity or overweight. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Mar 2;3:CD009728.
    3. Althoff RR, Ametti M. Measurement of Dysregulation in Children and Adolescents. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2021 Apr;30(2):321-33.
    4. Evans D, Field AP. Maths attitudes, school affect and teacher characteristics as predictors of maths attainment trajectories in primary and secondary education. R Soc Open Sci. 2020 Oct;7(10):200975.
    5. Donati G, Dumontheil I, Pain O, Asbury K, Meaburn EL. Evidence for specificity of polygenic contributions to attainment in English, maths and science during adolescence. Sci Rep. 2021 Feb 16;11(1):3851.
    6. Golsteijn RHJ, Gijselaers HJM, Savelberg H, Singh AS, de Groot RHM. Differences in Habitual Physical Activity Behavior between Students from Different Vocational Education Tracks and the Association with Cognitive Performance. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 16;18(6)