Executive Functions – PMC

Executive functions (EFs; also called executive control or cognitive control) refer to a family of top-down mental processes needed when you have to concentrate and pay attention, when going on automatic or relying on instinct or intuition would be ill-advised, insufficient, or impossible (Burgess & Simons 2005, Espy 2004, Miller & Cohen 2001 …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4084861/