Sentences with phrase «other executive functions»

Impulse control, working memory and other executive functions in preterm children when starting school

In previous blog posts, I've described strategies to help students increase the strength of these and other executive functions that build their «top - down» mastery for sustaining attention in challenging situations from boredom to test anxiety.

Lessons progress from simple to complex, including multi-step sequences which, among other things, help students develop working memory and other executive functions.

Regular meditation has also been found to increase that all - important «grey matter», which is responsible for hearing, memory, impulse control, speech, emotions and many other executive functions, all of which tend to become less reliable with age.

(The DLPFC is the region of the brain that deals with memory, reasoning, planning and other executive functions.)

More than two - thirds of chief marketing officers don't think the role gets the same respect as other executive functions.

Methotrexate exposure tied to reduced mental flexibility, planning and other executive function skills in long - term survivors of pediatric leukemia.

Top Driver, in collaboration with Behind the Wheel with ADHD, has developed a Specialized Driver Education Program for students with ADHD and other Executive Functioning Disorders.

Not exact matches

In a corporation, leadership isn't exclusively a function for CEOs and other C - suite executives.

Other changes have been in the works for months, including the departure soon of Glenn Butt, executive vice-president of automotive whose functions overseeing the auto department had been taken over by the company's head of marketing.

These responsibilities include: (i) fostering processes that allow the Board to function independently of management and encouraging open and effective communication between the Board and management of the Company; (ii) providing input to the Chairman on behalf of the independent Directors with respect to Board agendas; (iii) presiding at all meetings of the Board at which the Chairman is not present, as well as regularly scheduled executive sessions of independent Directors; (iv) in the case of a conflict of interest involving a Director, if appropriate, asking the conflicted Director to leave the room during discussion concerning such matter and, if appropriate, asking such Director to recuse him or herself from voting on the relevant matter; (v) communicating with the Chairman and the CEO, as appropriate, regarding meetings of the independent Directors and resources and information necessary for the Board to effectively carry out its duties and responsibilities; (vi) serving as liaison between the Chairman and the independent Directors; (vii) being available to Directors who have concerns that can not be addressed through the Chairman; (viii) having the authority to call meetings of the independent Directors; and (ix) performing other functions as may reasonably be requested by the Board or the Chairman.

The EXECUTIVE CHEF is responsible for all food production and menu development including that used for the Pub, the Big Room, banquet functions and other outlets, while monitoring food purchase specifications and recipes.

It features 398 guest rooms, including 52 suites; function space that serves small to mid-sized events; and an outstanding brasserie, Gaby Restaurant, whose French executive chef has won the Food Network show Chopped among other accolades.

The capacities that develop in the earliest years may be harder to measure on tests of kindergarten readiness than abilities like number and letter recognition, but they are precisely the skills, closely related to executive functions, that researchers have recently determined to be so valuable in kindergarten and beyond: the ability to focus on a single activity for an extended period, the ability to understand and follow directions, the ability to cope with disappointment and frustration, the ability to interact capably with other students.

While medication can improve some executive functions including attention, concentration, impulse control, and emotional regulation, medication alone will not improve social development including social skills, cooperation, motivation, self - esteem, and others.

The UK should therefore follow the example of other parliamentary democracies and affirm the first principle of all caretaker conventions: a caretaker government can not resign until an alternative government has taken office because the country can not be left without a functioning executive.

Let's cut to the chase — as with most other things in county government, this LDC, once established and functioning, will be firmly under the control of the county executive and his coterie of lawyers.

Noting that Goje, a former governor of Gombe State, and some other lawmakers transited from the executive arm of government to the legislative arm, Fashola said, «It seems that it is such people who need a behavioural prescription about legislative function.»

Also present at the function were high profile personalities like Julius Debrah, the Chief of Staff, Samuel Justice Adjei, the Deputy Brong Ahafo Minister, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress, Hon Akwasi Oppong Ababio, the Sunyani Municipal Chief Executive among others.

«The executive can only arrest, charge and prosecute people; the other functions belong to the judiciary.

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

«It is also important for clinicians to confirm that a woman's complaints of worsening memory are in the executive function domains, are temporally related to the transition to menopause, and are not indicative of some other pathological cognitive impairment before prescribing a trial of LDX.»

Wang: The prefrontal cortex is often thought of as being responsible for carrying out executive functions: performing the considerations that come before action, planning for the future, acting on those plans, perhaps exerting will to make a good impression on someone in a job interview or in some other kind of controlled situation.

«We believe estradiol, a form of estrogen, is very important in normal brain function, specifically in the pre-frontal cortex, which regulates executive function — organization, recall, memory and other cognitive functions,» Epperson says.

Parents whose children had anesthesia once under age 3 reported more problems with mental skills known as executive functions — skills that help with memory, impulse control, planning and flexibility — but not with other behaviors.

In conjunction with the general meeting, the Division shall hold an annual business meeting or assembly to receive, consider, and approve resolutions and any reports from the President, other officers, and the Executive Committee, and from special committees; and to transact all other official business to assure the effective functioning of the Division.

In particular, younger brains seemed short on prefrontal cortex, the seat of so - called executive functions that, among other things, enable us to switch our attention from what we are learning now to something we learned earlier.

Other hormone levels were unrelated to verbal memory, executive function or overall cognition, or to mood, the researchers found, with one exception: Higher progesterone levels in younger postmenopausal women were positively associated with better memory and global cognition.

The researchers also found that brain regions for planning, self - control and other aspects of executive function overlap to a significant extent with regions vital to general intelligence.

His lab has also shown that under the influence of exercise, other regions of the brain grew as well, including the prefrontal cortex, which plays an important role in a group of processing and decision - making skills called executive function.

But it looks at executive function, at cognitive function on my coffee versus a selection of other coffees and oh my goodness the difference is so big.

Whenever the adrenal glands, which sit atop the kidney, are stimulated by stress, they excrete hormones including cortisol, adrenaline, and testosterone, which play a role in increasing heart rate and blood pressure, slowing digestion, and shutting down executive brain functions, among other physiological changes collectively known as the stress response.

They might not gain the tools to develop executive function skills, such as planning and ability to pay attention, and they could be at risk for other weakened cognitive skills, too.

«We had more activation in areas of the brain I often call the «CEO regions»» — the frontal regions associated with executive function — «in the children who had musical training compared to others,» says Gaab.

Extensive research in neurobiology and the developmental sciences indicates that adult caregivers hold the key to improving child outcomes, especially in the early years when the foundations of self - regulation and executive function skills are strengthened through responsive, «serve and return» interactions between children and their parents (as well as with other adults).

Over the course of this grant, FOI: (1) is producing professional development materials to help staff representing multiple state agencies better understand the basic science of child development generally and the promotion of executive function and self - regulation skills more specifically; (2) is supporting the creation of small learning communities, building on existing relationships at the site and policy level and connecting to other learning communities across North America; (3) is supporting the Washington cross-agency working group to sustain its current gains and momentum during the upcoming executive branch transition in January and to share lessons learned with the broader national FOI community of states and Canadian provinces; and (4) is beginning conversations with stakeholders at the community level to explore mutual interests and is beginning to chart a path toward enhanced collaboration within the state.

According to the University of Oregon's Philip Fisher, executive function can be trained, not unlike other skill sets.

In other blog posts and articles we have written with Edutopia and elsewhere, we have shared popular, practical strategies for increasing students» executive functioning by teaching them how and when to employ cognitive assets, metacognition, working memory, and selective attention.

A helpful metaphor is to think of executive function as the brain's CEO directing other parts of the brain, such as those that control the senses and body movement, to take action to carry out plans and perform tasks.

Define executive functioning, and lead discussions on how being aware of their thinking and taking control of their learning can help students achieve success in school and other aspects of their lives.

Enhancing executive function can make a difference in schoolwork, on the job, and in personal pursuits such as hobbies and other pastimes.

Attending to learning tasks, remembering and observing class rules, and engaging with classmates in positive ways are other aspects of executive function that increase the likelihood that children will flourish as they begin school and throughout their years in the classroom.

What's known about how nutrition, health, stress, executive function, and other factors affect students» abilities to learn?

Describe the brain's encoding and patterning of new information and how graphic organizers, K - W - L charts, brainstorming, music, and other strategies can help more information reach your students» long - term memory storage and executive function areas.

Evaluations may also include tests of other cognitive functions, such as memory, language, executive functions (which refer to the ability to plan, organize, and carry out one's tasks), attention, and other functions.

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.

Understanding the role of executive functions in reading comprehension and other academic skills.

Stella Connell Levy, president and executive director of the Restorative Schools Vision Project — a human rights organization that uses restorative justice to keep kids in school when they make mistakes — emphasizes that the circle and other such activities come to function as «safe spaces.»

The DERS is an Environment Rating Scale analogous to the ECERS or the CLASS, but designed for environments such as Montessori (and others) which support the development of executive function, linguistic and cultural fluency, and social fluency and emotional flexibility.

During that time, Dr. Mone was responsible for the Executive MBA program — the longest running program of its kind in Wisconsin, Career Services, and other financial and marketing functions.