At BrainsFirst, we clarify the fundamentals of human performance by measuring the prefrontal cortex using four different games. More specifically, our games measure the executive functions of the prefrontal cortex. Understanding these executive functions is essential because they are at the heart of our profiles.
Executive functions (EFs) allow us to mentally play with ideas, give us time to think before we act, allow us to deal with new and unexpected situations and challenges, help us resist temptations and enable us to stay focused.
If you’re interested, you can watch Ilja Sligte, co-founder of BrainsFirst, explain more about executive functions in this video. The video is in Dutch, but you can enable subtitles by going to the menu bar at the bottom of the video window and pressing the cogwheel. Then select “subtitles” and select “Dutch (auto-generated)”. Click the cogwheel icon again and select “Auto-generated” and choose your preferred language from the list.