Executive function

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Executive
function


Enabling research into a greater understanding of executive function impairments

Important for nearly every aspect of everyday life, executive function is the cognitive domain that comprises high-level thinking and decision making. Divided into four subdomains, executive functioning can be affected by conditions and interventions in different ways.

Mental flexibility

The ability to transition between thinking about different concepts

Planning

The ability to mentally select an appropriate action to achieve a desired goal


Strategy

The ability to implement strategic thinking for problem-solving

Response inhibition

The ability to suppress inappropriate responses


Our digital cognitive assessments are developed to enable researchers to gain a deeper knowledge of the nature of executive functioning impairments, the conditions that affect them and the lives of the people who are affected by them.




Cambridge Gambling Task (CGT)




Cognition Kit Digit Symbol Substitution Task (DSST)




Intra-Extra Dimensional Set Shift (IED)




Multitasking Test (MTT)




One Touch Stockings of Cambridge (OTS)




Spatial Working Memory (SWM)




Stockings of Cambridge (SOC)




Stop Signal Task (SST)


CANTAB test batteries including executive function assessments:




Alzheimer's disease




Drug abuse liability




Parkinson's disease





Attention deficit disorders




Epilepsy




Schizophrenia





Autism spectrum disorder




Huntingdon's disease




Stroke & cerebrovascular disease





Bipolar disorder




Multiple Sclerosis




Traumatic brain injury





Depression & affective disorders




Neuromuscular disease



Skills

Strategic Thinking