Introduction: Development and Plasticity of Executive Function Across the Life Span Sandra A. Wiebe and Julia Karbach Part I: Characterizing Executive Function Development Across the Life Span
1. Emergence of Executive Function in Infancy Kimberly Cuevas, Vinaya Rajan, and Lauren J. Bryant
2. Executive Function in Early and Middle Childhood Nicolas Chevalier and Caron A. C. Clark 3. Executive Function Development in Adolescence Eveline A. Crone, Sabine Peters, and Nikolaus Steinbeis
4. Executive Function Development in Aging Karen Z. H. Li, Kiran K. Vadaga, Halina Bruce, and Laurence Lai Part II: Understanding Mechanisms of Executive Function Development and Plasticity
5. Neural Mechanisms of Executive Function Development during Early Childhood Yusuke Moriguchi 6. Aging and the Neural Correlates of Executive Function Robert West 7. Genetic Influences on Executive Functions Across the Life Span James J. Li and Delanie K. Roberts 8. Computational Models of Executive Function Development Aaron T. Buss Part III: Environmental, Cultural, and Lifestyle Factors that Shape Executive Function Development Across the Life Span
9. Adversity and Stress: Implications for the Development of Executive Functions Jenna E. Finch and Jelena Obradovi? 10. Parental Influences on Children's Executive Function: A Differentiated Approach Claire Hughes and Rory T. Devine 11. Bilingualism and the Development of Executive Function in Children: The Interplay of Languages and Cognition Gregory J. Poarch and Janet G. van Hell 12. Physical Activity, Exercise, and Executive Functions Nicolas Berryman, Kristell Pothier, and Louis Bherer 13. Cognitive Training to Promote Executive Functions Matthias Kliegel, Alexandra Hering, Andreas Ihle, and Sascha Zuber Part IV: Atypical Patterns of Executive Function Development Across the Life Span
14. Executive Dysfunction in Very Preterm Children and Associated Brain Pathology Elisha K. Josev and Peter J. Anderson 15. Executive Functions and Developmental Psychopathology: Neurobiology of Emotion Regulation in Adolescent Depression and Anxiety Kristina L. Gelardi, Veronika Vilgis, and Amanda E. Guyer 16. Executive Function and Substance Misuse: Neurodevelopmental Vulnerabilities and Consequences of Use Monica Luciana and Emily Ewan 17. Trajectories and Modifiers of Executive Function: Normal Aging to Neurodegenerative Disease G. Peggy McFall, Shraddha Sapkota, Sherilyn Thibeau, and Roger A. Dixon