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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Executive functions (EFs) are vital cognitive skills for emotional and behavioral control, learning, and memory.
  • Impaired EFs are linked to various psychopathologies and develop throughout childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood.
  • EF development is sensitive to environmental influences, with early adversity potentially impacting multiple EF-related processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review sensitive periods for EF development.
  • To examine the impact of adverse environmental exposures on EFs and their neurobiological underpinnings.
  • To explore genetic contributions to individual differences in EF resilience and vulnerability to adversity.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on EF development, environmental influences, and genetic factors.
  • Analysis of studies on sensitive periods and neurobiological mechanisms of EF development.
  • Examination of genetic studies, including genome-wide association studies and functional genomics approaches.

Main Results:

  • Adverse early-life environments can negatively affect EF development.
  • Significant interindividual variation exists in vulnerability and resilience to environmental adversity.
  • Genetic factors play a role in individual differences in EFs and their response to adversity.

Conclusions:

  • Understanding the interplay between genetics and environment is crucial for comprehending EF development and psychopathology.
  • Novel functional genomics and big data approaches are needed to fully elucidate these complex relationships.
  • Interventions targeting EFs may need to consider individual genetic predispositions and environmental contexts.