And the answer,she says, is that bilingual people are often better at controlling their attention -- a function called the executive control system.
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Often it takes a crisis like these floods to get executiveattention on sustainability issues, but business leaders with foresight have an opportunity to learn from the misfortunes of others.
Neuropsychology studies show that compulsive hoarders have deficits in executive functioning, attention, memory, organization and emotional regulation.