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executive function

[ ig-zek-yuh-tiv fuhngk-shuhn ]

noun

  1. a set of cognitive skills used to control one’s thoughts and behavior, especially the skills needed to focus on and organize tasks.


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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of executive function1

First recorded in 1920–25
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Issues child survivors of measles can carry into adult life range from similar difficulties with executive function and organizing daily life to personality problems, aggression or complete inability to function.

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Trump's "every executive function exists to satisfy his ego," Bouie wrote.

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Plus, it can reduce our executive function, which impairs our impulse control, organization and decision-making skills.

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The 18 infected participants performed worse than the 16 who did not become infected, particularly in tests that measured memory and executive function.

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Those questions include whether the executive must “yield if the legislature invokes its authority—that is, would proceeding with an execution in these circumstances entail the executive branch’s intrusion into the broad authority of the legislative branch? Or, contrariwise, would allowing various committees of the legislature to subpoena an inmate who is subject to an impending death sentence constitute the legislative branch’s intrusion into the orderly functioning of the law, risking manipulation of the judicial process and the executive function?”

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