title: Biological and psychological development of executive functions.
abstract: The purpose of this overview is to provide a background for understanding the relation between the biological maturation of the frontal lobes and the development of the psychological concept of executive functions. In the first section, an interactive hierarchical feedback model is presented as a heuristic way of conceptualizing the relationship of the frontal lobes and executive functions to other brain regions and abilities. The following two sections present a synopsis of research on biological maturation and the psychological development of executive functions.
authors.affiliation: Rotman Research Institute of Baycrest Centre, North York, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Stuss
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003243:Consciousness / Q000502:physiology; D003491:Cybernetics; D005246:Feedback; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008959:Models, Neurological; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology