Glossary
Executive function
Executive function is the set of mental skills covering working memory, self-control and flexible thinking.
Why it appears on this site
Almost every claim about attention and screens is really a claim about executive function.
It develops through childhood and adolescence and is not fixed. The evidence that any specific medium damages it is far weaker than the confident headlines suggest.
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