Two mental health professionals explain how depression can disrupt executive functioning, what that looks like for moms ...

Mental health disorders affect more than mood or behavior. They can influence how the brain processes emotions, stores memories, manages stress, and handles daily experiences. Conditions including ...

Dyslexia is a neurological condition that primarily affects reading and language processing. It isn’t linked to intelligence; rather, it stems from differences in how the brain processes written and ...

Kumar is the head of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago and past president of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. Pliskin is director of ...

Hoarding disorder has always carried a certain mystery. Why do some people find it nearly impossible to part with objects that others would quickly discard? Over the past decade, neuropsychological ...

Executive functions (EFs) are higher-order cognitive control processes that enable goal-directed behavior, self-regulation, and adaptive functioning across the lifespan. A widely adopted theoretical ...

Teenagers who are pathological liars also tend to struggle with executive function deficits, such as poor memory or impulse control, researchers have found. This means practitioners may be able to ...

M.E.M. and J.R.C. designed research; M.E.M. and J.R.C. performed research; E.F. and D.A.F. contributed new reagents/analytic tools; M.E.M. analyzed data; E.F. and D.A ...

Unfortunately for many adults, when we hear people talking about ADHD, we think of a little kid at school who can’t sit still and is bouncing around in his seat. But, that’s not really what ADHD is ...