Executive functions and cognitive-emotional regulation: anatomical and functional connections

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https://doi.org/10.5007/2178-4582.2018.e42170

Abstract

Executive functions have being target in many studies focusing on the brain-behavior relationship, especially those involving the development of social skills and emotional control in children and teenagers, as well as in frontal lobe lesion in adults. Considering that these functions are fundamental for adaptation in society, its importance as a phylogenetic evolutionary mechanism for emotion regulation and control stands out. Taking this into account, this paper has the objective to build a general overview about executive functions from studies and findings presented by current literature, focusing in neuro-anatomical characteristics and its relation with behavior, especially in cognitive and emotional control.

 

Author Biographies

July Silveira Gomes, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP

Psicóloga e mestre em Psicologia Cognitiva pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Doutora em Psiquiatria e Psicologia Médica, pela Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo – UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil

Luciane Simonetti, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP

Psicóloga pelo Centro Uniersitário para o Desenvolvimento do Alto Vale do Itajaí/SC - UNIDAVI. Especialização em Terapia Cognitiva pelo Centro de Terapia Cognitiva – Veda. Mestre Especialista pelo Conselho Federal de Psicologia. Mestre em Ciências pelo Departamento de Psicobiologia da Universidade Federal de São Paulo – UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil

Simone Maidel, Instituto Federal do Maranhão, Santa Inês, MA

Psicóloga, Doutora em Psicologia e Mestre em Neurociências pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). Especialista em Psicologia Clínica e em Gestalt-terapia. Professora do Instituto Federal do Maranhão - IFMA. Santa Inês, MA, Brasil - E-mail: - simonemaidel@gmail.com

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2018-12-31

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