Executive Functions and the improvement of thinking abilities: The intervention in reading comprehension.

In this paper, we propose a preliminary theory of executive functions that address in a specific way their relationship with working memory (WM) and higher-level cognition. It includes: a) four core on-line WM executive functions that are involved in every novel and complex cognitive task; b) two hi...

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Main Authors: Juan Antonio eGarcía Madruga, Isabel eGómez-Veiga, José Óscar eVila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00058/full