Sentences with phrase «impaired executive functioning»

Results indicated that participants who were bilingual developed impaired executive functioning several years later than those who spoke only one language.

Brandon Yates, MS, of Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, will present the poster «Dehydration impairs executive function task in middle - age and older adults following endurance exercise» on Sunday, April 22, in the Exhibit Hall of the San Diego Convention Center.

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But along with all these changes, there seems to be a collateral cognitive hit: In a meta - analysis of 17 studies, 80 % of women reported impaired aspects of memory (recall and executive function) that began in pregnancy and persisted into the postpartum period.

They work by promoting the release of dopamine, which is impaired in ADHD and other disorders characterized by executive function problems.

Excess cortisol impairs function in the prefrontal cortex — an emotional learning center that helps to regulate «executive» functions such as planning, reasoning and impulse control.

Many of our brain's executive functions become impaired as we get older, but this didn't turn out to be the case for sensing the unexpected ending.

For example, Subject 2, whose scores on standardized tests showed impaired memory and executive function, had an 86.9 % reduction in excess path length for locations learned during stimulation, as compared with those learned without stimulation.

In the short term, insufficient sleep can impair memory, attention, and executive function.

Although reduced brain volumes are commonly associated with impaired function, 35 the groups who improved cognitive executive function and muscular function in our study also had brain volume reductions.

Brain experts have shown that many of the factors associated with living in poverty cause «toxic stress;» which impairs, among other things, the development of their executive function, making it difficult for children to concentrate, remember and control impulses.

Parenting calls heavily on our executive functions, a set of cognitive skills and processes that are impaired in ADHD brains.

Studies consistently suggest that exposure to trauma or chronic early life stress may impair the development of executive function skills.6, 7,9,10,11 These skills appear to provide the foundation for school readiness through cognition and behaviour.3, 12 Children with better executive function skills may be more teachable.3 Indeed, in a high - risk sample, children with better executive function skills at the beginning of kindergarten showed greater gains in literacy and numeracy than children with poorer initial skills.12 Considering there is evidence that

Studies consistently suggest that exposure to trauma or chronic early life stress may impair the development of executive function skills.6, 7,9,10,11 These skills appear to provide the foundation for school readiness through cognition and behaviour.3, 12 Children with better executive function skills may be more teachable.3 Indeed, in a high - risk sample, children with better executive function skills at the beginning of kindergarten showed greater gains in literacy and numeracy than children with poorer initial skills.12 Considering there is evidence that the achievement gap persists and may even widen across the school years, 16,17 it is critical that high - risk children begin school with as successful of a start as possible.

These changes include impaired memory, attention and executive function as well as fatigue, sleep disturbance, anxiety and depression.

Executive functions (such as planning, memory, focusing attention, impulse control, and using new information to make decisions) can become impaired.