Executive functions

But we're going to give it a go and get you acquainted with the science of coming of age.

And we're going to start our journey through life with the facts of brain development and executive functions.

Now first, let's define some of these terms and talk about the trajectory of brain development and how executive functions, or EF, correlate to a developing brain and how we make decisions.

That's right.

Make your decisions, and you know who you are out there.

This comes into account for studying adolescent behavior, especially when it comes to making good or bad decisions.

But brain development is a prolonged non-linear process that extends from early embryonic stages into a person's mid-20s.

Executive functions, or EFs, represent a family of top-down mental processes that enable goal-directed behavior, cognitive control, and emotional regulation.

[laughs] Your brain on short videos.

Cognitive control takes a snack break.

Great.

That's wonderful.

Well, as usual, the mainstream is catching up with Canary Cry.

So, uh, your brain on short videos.

Cognitive control takes a snack break.

That vacant Gen Z stare.