Promoting the Executive Functions: Core Foundations, Assessment Considerations, and Practical Applications

Neuroscientific insights into executive functions

“…), despite experiencing challenges in their daily lives (Lezak, 1982). One issue with using such complex standardized or "frontal" tests is that they involve multiple core and/or higher-order EFs as well as non-EF cognitive processes, resulting in what is called task impurity (Randolph & Chaytor, 2022;Suchy et al, 2017). Additionally, individuals may successfully compensate for their impairments, leading to inaccurate assessment results.…”