Executive functions such as inhibition, working memory, and cognitive flexibility make it possible to control, plan, and direct processes on the level of cognition, behavior and motivation. They help to stay focused and being involved, to hold information in mind, to solve problems, and to understand other perspectives. Numerous studies have shown the crucial benefits of executive functions to outcome measures such as academic achievements, but the underlying processes of these benefits are still much unclear. This workshop aims at a deeper elaboration of these underlying processes; It involves questions about how executive functions benefit development rather than whether. With educational and neurocognitive perspectives, it aims at further insights into how executive functions foster the online processes in learning and behavior, and how these processes can be stimulated through interventions.

For more information about the workshop, speakers, and abstracts: http://www.ru.nl/bsi/news-events/evenementen/workshop-how/