The Role of Executive Functions in the Pragmatic Skills of Children age 4-5

The Role of Executive Functions in the Pragmatic Skills of Children age 4-5

Several studies suggest that pragmatic skills (PS) (i.e. social communication) deficits may be linked to executive dysfunction (i.e. cognitive processes required for the regulation of new and complex behaviors) in patients with frontal brain injuries. If impairment of executive functions (EF) causes...

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Main Authors: Bénédicte eBlain-Brière, Caroline eBouchard, Nathalie eBigras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Communication
executive functions
cognitive development
language acquisition
vocabulary
Pragmatic skills
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00240/full

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