Neuropsychological assessment of executive functions: methodological questions / Avaliação neuropsicológica das funções executivas: considerações metodológicas

The article aims to review methodological and conceptual issues related to neuropsychological assessment of executive functions. The main limitations and dichotomies of current studies related to executive functions are presented and the importance of theoretical support to validate the instruments...

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Main Authors: Amer Cavalheiro Hamdan, Ana Paula de Almeida Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2009-01-01
Series:Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722009000300009&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=pt