How to Use executive function in a Sentence

executive function

noun

• The room now held a gleaming white loft bed, with a small den of executive function underneath.
  — Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
• Those with this biotype also made errors in executive function tests but did do well on cognitive tasks.
  — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 20 June 2024
• Frequent pauses and word-finding struggles were linked to lower executive function in a new study.
  — Laura Bradley, Health, 9 June 2026
• That wasn’t the case with global cognition and executive function, which decreased steadily as time passed.
  — Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 16 May 2025
• Many of these changes happen in areas related to clear thinking and executive function.
  — Sonya Collins, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2022
• My executive function, feeble in the best of times, is apparently never coming back from war.
  — Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2021
• These skills, which are critical for leadership, rely on an intact frontal lobe and executive functions.
  — Anand Kumar, STAT, 21 Apr. 2026
• The college application process is an ideal time for teens to apply and strengthen their executive function skills.
  — Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2023
• There’s our prefrontal cortex, this sort of seat of executive function that makes rational decisions.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 22 May 2024
• Look for toys that improve executive function, attention and early math concepts.
  — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2026
• Under the right conditions, sports improve grades and executive function.
  — Gail Cornwall, Time, 3 Apr. 2026
• Peterson says 15 is a sensitive time when executive function is not very well developed for girls and boys.
  — Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
• Often these patients have executive function trouble and a setback can derail their recovery, providers said.
  — Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 28 May 2023
• Even with perfectly intact executive function, parenting young kids without help is hard.
  — Sarah Oreck, SELF, 2 Mar. 2026
• Research shows this simple shift activates the brain's executive function centers.
  — Anna Barnhill, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
• Scientists also know that movement increases blood flow to the brain, which enhances executive function.
  — Mary Jean Tecce Decarlo, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
• But for executive function and quality of life, none of the treatments performed differently than a placebo.
  — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
• That study and others have found that the largest differences appear in areas of the brain that handle language, executive function and memory.
  — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 1 June 2022
• Since a concussion does not typically show up on any imaging, ongoing and long-lasting changes to executive function can be hard to detect.
  — Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2023
• While the area of the teen brain wired to seek rewards is fully developed, the areas associated with long-term planning and executive function are not.
  — Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2022
• The cannabis users also scored better on cognitive tests that measured learning, processing speed and executive function.
  — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
• Cognitive changes tend to be a non-motor symptom of Parkinson's disease in older adults, who may begin to lose their executive function.
  — Patti Greco, Health.com, 9 Sep. 2021
• The first is the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain that’s involved in executive function and cognition.
  — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
• Conversely, a higher waist-to-hip ratio in midlife was linked with poorer working memory and poorer executive function.
  — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 24 Mar. 2025
• Research shows that teenagers need eight to 10 hours of sleep per night for healthy brain and body development, and these are also critical for our executive functions.
  — Ana Homayoun, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
• The women also performed better on a test measuring for executive function after their weight loss procedures.
  — Lauryn Higgins, Health, 16 Apr. 2024
• And executive function, Powers said, is directly tied to reading outcomes.
  — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
• But what happens when a chief executive loses their ability to perform executive functions?
  — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 21 Apr. 2026
• Strength training has measurable effects on executive function and processing speed.
  — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 24 June 2026
• By preschool, most kids learn to lie as the parts of their brain that govern executive function, empathy and the ability to regard others as separate from themselves come online.
  — Washington Post, 27 July 2021