My examination and conclusion dictates that Anterior Cingulate Cortex is my area of injury and I seek to better understand it. I am not a medical professional and I recognize that I may be in error.
To quote a statement found within the Rainbow Rehabilitation Center website; The executive functions are a set of processes that all have to do with managing oneself and one's resources in order to achieve a goal. It is an umbrella term for the neurologically based skills involving mental control and self regulation. Executive functions are the most advanced of cognitive functions, housed primarily in the frontal lobes, they allow an individual the following necessary functions:
- Inhibition - The ability to stop one's own behavior at the appropriate time, including stopping actions and thoughts. The flip side of inhibition is impulsivity.
- Shift - The ability to move freely from one situation to another and to think flexibly in order to respond appropriately to the situation.
- Emotional Control and Self-Regulation - The ability to modulate emotional responses by bringing rational thought to bear on feelings.
- Initiation - The ability to begin a task or activity and to independently generate ideas, responses, or problem-solving strategies, and to take Responsibilities.
- Working memory - The capacity to hold information in mind for the purpose of completing a task.
- Planning/Organization - The ability to manage current and future- oriented task demands.
- Organization of Materials - The ability to impose order on work, play, and storage spaces.
- Self-Monitoring - The ability to monitor one's own performance and to measure it against some standard of what is needed or expected.
- Communication - The ability to communicate needs and manage expectations in personal and professional communications.
- Accountability - The ability to take ownership over responsibilities. Taking risks and responsibilities
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