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Disruption of cognitive control processes

In psychology and neuroscience, executive dysfunction, or executive function deficit, is a disruption to the efficacy of the executive functions, which is a group of cognitive processes that regulate, control, and manage other cognitive processes. Executive dysfunction can refer to both neurocognitive deficits and behavioural symptoms. It is implicated in numerous neurological and mental disorders, as well as short-term and long-term changes in non-clinical executive control. It can encompass other cognitive difficulties like planning, organizing, initiating tasks, and regulating emotions. It is a core characteristic of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and can elucidate numerous other recognized symptoms. Extreme executive dysfunction is the cardinal feature of dysexecutive syndrome. Wikipedia →

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