«In people, keeping brains working and active can potentially
inhibit cognitive problems.
Not exact matches
In more severe cases, where the senior's
cognitive problems inhibit them from understanding the danger he or she poses, some caretakers resort to confiscating the car keys or selling or disabling the car.
That, in turn, reduces our
cognitive capacity («the psychological mechanisms that underlie our ability to solve
problems, retain information, engage in logical reasoning, and so on») and our executive control («our ability to manage our
cognitive activities, including planning, attention, initiating, and
inhibiting actions, and controlling impulses».
A confluence of research has identified executive functioning deficits as a common characteristic of individuals with FASD.9 15 — 27 Damage to neurological structures, including the prefrontal regions of the brain, is a significant hypothesised cause for these deficits.28 29 Executive functions are defined as a set of
cognitive processes responsible for orchestrating purposeful, goal - directed behaviour.15 30 31 These processes are responsible for the ability to plan, organise, attend,
problem solve and
inhibit responses.31 It is also suggested that the ability to self - regulate emotional responses and behavioural actions is interrelated with the construct of executive functioning.17 28 32 Deficits in executive functioning and self - regulation can lead to learning and behavioural
problems that impact a child's educational outcomes as they struggle to cope with the complex demands of school life.16 20