Think Before You Think: Understanding and Mastering Executive Function

A pioneering researcher unveils the neuroscience of executive function: how it works and what we can (and can’t) do to improve it.

From the ever-rising rate of ADHD diagnoses to the life-changing challenges of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s to the everyday brain fog many of us muddle through, so-called deficits of executive function are everywhere. Whether you’re tearing the house apart trying to find the keys you’ve been holding all along, struggling to stay on task at work, or watching a love...