... Thus, once again, the data suggest that pivotal brain areas that contribute significantly to EFs, such as PFC, ACC, and basal ganglia, act within spatially distributed networks and include other structures that may also be relevant to explain EFs. This point is echoed in studies of neuropsychiatric disorders that exhibit impairments in EFs, and that reveal aberrant development and functional connectivity in spatially distributed brain networks (Assaf et al., 2010;Baker et al., 2014;Bassett et al., 2012;Cerliani et al., 2015;Chai et al., 2011;Cherkassky et al., 2006;dos Santos Siqueira et al., 2014;Du et al., 2016;Fan et al., 2012;Fassbender et al., 2009;Franzen et al., 2013;Garrity et al., 2007;Hull et al., 2017;Itahashi et al., 2014;Jafri et al., 2008;Jang et al., 2011;Liddle et al., 2011;Lin et al., 2015;Manoliu et al., 2014;Meda et al., 2014;Murias et al., 2007;Ö ngür et al., 2010;Orliac et al., 2013;Paakki et al., 2010;Pomarol-Clotet et al., 2008;Roiser et al., 2013;Rotarska-Jagiela et al., 2010;Salgado-Pineda et al., 2011;Sripada et al., 2014;Sun et al., 2014;Swanson et al., 2011;Tian et al., 2008;Tu et al., 2013;Uddin et al., 2008;van Buuren et al., 2012;Wang et al., 2005;Weng et al., 2010;Whitfield-Gabrieli et al., 2009;Wilson et al., 2011;Woodward et al., 2011). ...