Executive function skills are a set of inter-related processes that support attention, self-control, and goal-directed ...

Medical and behavioral factors can interact, and evaluating both areas provides a clearer understanding of what is ...

I’m surrounded by behaviors that are not always appropriate. I work in an alternative school and with children who are mainly here because their behaviors got them booted out of their home school. I ...

Social cognition research explores how humans detect, interpret, and respond to social cues—capacities that are fundamentally shaped by attentional ...

How did COVID-19 impact child brain development? A new study reveals a significant decline in executive function skills among children ages 3-11.

A person can display behavior that seeks positive or negative attention. Both children and adults may display attention-seeking behavior. Attention-seeking behavior can appear as acting out, excessive ...

This post is part two of a series. Executive Function (EF) challenges or delays in mastering EF skills almost always accompany ADHD. There can be many different aspects to EF challenges that may be ...

Neuroscientists found that attention and working memory share the same neural mechanisms. Importantly, their work also reveals how neural representations of memories are transformed as they direct ...

I’m not here to wag my finger and declare that attention-seeking is bad. Let’s be real—every one of us has had moments where we’ve sought the spotlight. I’ve had mine, and honestly, looking back at ...