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Higher-level cognitive functions

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Link to WHO Definition

Higher-level cognitive functions – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1384847483

Specific mental functions especially dependent on the frontal lobes of the brain, including complex goal-directed behaviours such as decision-making, abstract thinking, planning and carrying out plans, mental flexibility, and deciding which behaviours are appropriate under what circumstances; often called executive functions.