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. 2020 Feb 20;12(2):545. doi: 10.3390/nu12020545

Table 4.

Higher-order cognitive functions and associated lower-order cognitive functions used in this review.

Higher-Order Cognitive Function Lower-Order Cognitive Function
Information Processing Speed Simple Reaction Time (RT)
Choice/Complex RT
Psychomotor Fine motor control
Hand-eye coordination
Gross motor control
(Marksmanship involves first two)
Attention/Vigilance Selective Attention
Sustained Attention (vigilance)
Divided Attention
Target Detection
Memory Procedural
Episodic
Semantic
Prospective
Short-Term Memory
Visual Discrimination
Executive Function Running Memory
Working Memory
Map Reading (orienteering)
Inhibitory Control:
Self-Control (emotions)
Resistance to Interference
Response Inhibition
Logical reasoning
Planning
Cognitive Flexibility:
Verbal Reasoning
Numerical Reasoning (math ability)
Spatial Reasoning
Problem Solving
Task Switching
Cognitive Shifting