Executive Function : Development Across the Life Span (Hardcover)

Introduction: Development and Plasticity of Executive Function across the Life Span Sandra A. Wiebe and Julia Karbach 

Part I: Characterizing Executive Function Development across the Life Span 

1. Emergence of Executive Function in Infancy Kimberly Cuevas, Vinaya Rajan, and Lauren J. Bryant 

2. Executive Function in Early and Middle Childhood  Nicolas Chevalier and Caron A. C. Clark 

3. Executive Function Development in Adolescence Eveline A. Crone, Sabine Peters, and Nikolaus Steinbeis 

4. Executive Function Development in Aging Karen Z. H. Li, Kiran K. Vadaga, Halina Bruce, and Laurence Lai 

Part II: Understanding Mechanisms of Executive Function Development and Plasticity 

5. Neural Mechanisms of Executive Function Development during Early Childhood Yusuke Moriguchi 

6. Aging and the Neural Correlates of Executive Function Robert West 

7. Genetic Influences on Executive Functions across the Life Span James J. Li and Delanie K. Roberts 

8. Computational Models of Executive Function Development Aaron T. Buss 

Part III: Environmental, Cultural, and Lifestyle Factors that Shape Executive Function Development across the Life Span 

9. Adversity and Stress: Implications for the Development of Executive Functions  Jenna E. Finch and Jelena Obradovi? 

10. Parental Influences on Children's Executive Function: A Differentiated Approach Claire Hughes and Rory T. Devine

11. Bilingualism and the Development of Executive Function in Children: The Interplay of Languages and Cognition Gregory J. Poarch and Janet G. van Hell 

12. Physical Activity, Exercise, and Executive Functions Nicolas Berryman, Kristell Pothier, and Louis Bherer

13. Cognitive Training to Promote Executive Functions Matthias Kliegel, Alexandra Hering, Andreas Ihle, and Sascha Zuber 

Part IV: Atypical Patterns of Executive Function Development across the Life Span 

14. Executive Dysfunction in Very Preterm Children and Associated Brain Pathology Elisha K. Josev and Peter J. Anderson 

15. Executive Functions and Developmental Psychopathology: Neurobiology of Emotion Regulation in Adolescent Depression and Anxiety Kristina L. Gelardi, Veronika Vilgis, and Amanda E. Guyer

16. Executive Function and Substance Misuse: Neurodevelopmental Vulnerabilities and Consequences of Use Monica Luciana and Emily Ewan 

17. Trajectories and Modifiers of Executive Function: Normal Aging to Neurodegenerative Disease G. Peggy McFall, Shraddha Sapkota, Sherilyn Thibeau, and Roger A. Dixon