Operation executive

conceptual models

Abstract

The development of civilization and society, the achievement of goals and achieving personal goals, depend on the proper functioning of the prefrontal cortex and executive functioning in particular. Which is understood as a complex and highly non-specific metacognitive control operation, which would include various behavioral compose that would facilitate the planning, development goals, mental flexibility, behavior regulation and control of other cognitive processes. The neuropsychological approach to executive functioning has developed different conceptual models, here we present the most important, such as working memory, the supervisory attentional system and hierarchical model of cognitive functions. Also discuss some important aspects for assessment and the instruments used for executive functioning.