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Hormonal Influence Executive Function

Meaning

Hormonal Influence Executive Function refers to the critical regulatory role that circulating hormones play in modulating the complex set of cognitive processes managed by the prefrontal cortex, including planning, working memory, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility. These executive functions are highly sensitive to fluctuations in stress hormones, sex steroids, and metabolic regulators. Optimal hormonal status is therefore a prerequisite for sustained high-level cognitive performance and the ability to make rational, long-term decisions. Dysfunction in this interplay often underlies impulsivity and poor goal pursuit.