Journal Reviews

Bright young things: executive functioning in younger, older and aphasic people

27 February 2020 | | ENTA-Speech and Language Therapy | aging, aphasia, dual task processing, executive functions, set-switching

Executive function comprises several higher order cognitive processes such as planning, organisation, adaptation, maintenance, monitoring and decision making. It is thought that difficulties in cognitive flexibility in people with aphasia are associated with difficulties in executive function rather than the...