## Highlights The term *executive functions* refers to a constellation of cognitive abilities that enable and drive adaptive, goal-oriented behavior. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hptyhas3f8ytges7wg6zrqbx)) Working memory is a limited capacity system that enables us to temporarily process, store, and manipulate information in conscious awareness. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hptyp9vqc5fwdqb0225qvde1)) ^81hbzo - 💭 Working memory is like the open screen in the global workspace theory Working memory can be further divided into tasks that require simple maintenance of information ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hptyrmayythg5t0pby15p4yv)) Inhibition is the ability to hold back a predominant, automatic, or previously learned response that may be inappropriate or irrelevant in the present context. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hptytaw43znpat564vj0d559)) They may appear easily distracted, stimulus bound, and impulsive. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hptyv7jq8843cx6nwekcgnxh)) Set shifting reflects the ability to modify attention and behavior in response to changing circumstances and demands. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hptyvxen44w8m7z55jqcebqj))