Special issue of APA journal Psychology & Neuroscience, Vol. 13, No. 3, September 2020. This special issue reflects new directions in the study of the development of fronto-executive functions in normal children and those with neurodevelopmental disorders.
Guest Editors
Table of contents
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Introduction
- Fronto-Executive Functions
Bryan Kolb and Lorenz S. Neuwirth
Articles
- How Early Damage to the Dorsomedial Prefrontal Hub in Human Brain Networks Affects Long Term Cognitive, Behavioral, and Neuroanatomical Outcomes
Katrina L. Okerstrom-Jezewski, Amanda Grafft, Natalie L. Denburg, Joel Bruss, Carolina Deifelt Streese, Caterina Gratton, and Daniel Tranel - Perceptual, Cognitive and Response Inhibition in Emotional Contexts in Children
Eliana V. Zamora, María M. Richardś, Lorena Canet Juric, Yesica Aydmune, and Isabel Introzzi - The Neurodevelopment of Executive Function Skills: Implications for Academic Achievement Gaps
Philip David Zelazo and Stephanie M. Carlson - Low-Level Lead Exposure Impairs Fronto-Executive Functions: A Call to Update the DSM–5 With Lead Poisoning as a Neurodevelopmental Disorder
Lorenz S. Neuwirth, Oscar E. Lopez, Jay S. Schneider, and Morri E. Markowitz - Interaction Between Inhibitory Mechanisms Involved in Stroop-Matching and Stop-Signal Tasks, and Their Association With Impulsivity Levels
Armando S. Afonso Jr., Arthur Viana Machado, Luiz Renato Rodrigues Carreiro, and Walter Machado-Pinheiro - A Beneficial Effect of a Cogmed Working Memory Training on Intelligence Without an Improvement in Working Memory Capacity
Peter F. de Jong and Linda A. Smit - Multidomain Self-Report Assessment of Fronto-Executive Complaints in Spanish-Speaking Adults
Agustín R. Miranda, Luisina Rivadero, Silvana V. Serra, and Elio A. Soria - The Relationship Between Dual-Tasking and Processing Speed in Healthy Aging
Georgette Argiris, Sarah E. MacPherson, Sergio Della Sala, and Jennifer A. Foley - Does Age Affect Medial Prefrontal Functions? A Behavioral Investigation
Matthew H. Iveson, Sergio Della Sala, and Sarah E. MacPherson - Updating Mechanisms Using an Olfactory Cue Were Not Successful in Improving Memory in a Rodent Model of Cognitive Aging or in Older Adults Jenna K. Blujus, Ina Prevalska, Silvia F. Quevedo, Allison Auchter,Laura E. Korthauer, Michelle M. Dunk, Marie H. Monfils, and Ira Driscoll
- Chronic Alterations in Behavior and Neuronal Morphology Associated With Methylphenidate Treatment During Development in Rats
Wendy Comeau and Bryan Kolb - Glutamatergic and Serotonergic Modulation of Rat Medial and Lateral Orbitofrontal Cortex in Visual Serial Reversal Learning
Mona E. Hervig, Louise Piilgaard, Tadej Božič, Johan Alsiö, and Trevor W. Robbins - The Role of the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex and Context in Regulating Fear Learning and Extinction
Sarah T. Gonzalez and Michael S. Fanselow
Commentary
- Considerations for Advancing a Well Integrated Comparative Psychology Research Approach Directed Toward Improving Our Understanding of Fronto- Executive Functions
Lorenz S. Neuwirth and Bryan Kolb

