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Description: Depression is usually defined in terms of behavioural, emotional, social or thinking alterations, and neuropsychological changes are frequently unexplored. Among them, executive functions have a remarkable impact on remission, recurrence and wellbeing. This article reviews studies on executive functions from a cognitive neuroscience perspective, to better understand the mechanisms of executive processes (i.e., cognitive control, inhibition, mind shifting, decision making and problem solving) in depression, and to promote suitable therapeutical approaches. Serving to this purpose, a comprehensive literature search was conducted using major bibliographic databases in cognitive science and neuroscience. The study focus on experiments using electrophysiological techniques since they are non-invasive tools and present high temporal resolution. Results show a variety of…continue Reading Preprint: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/f5dhq UPDATE 09/07/2025: The latest version of the Preprint1 work (peer-review) is published with the DOI:https://doi.org/10.37349/en.2025.100696 (The article is Open Access and everyone can read and download it for free) Journal: Exploration of Neuroscience (indexed by DOAJ, the Directory of open access journals, an index of high-quality, open-access, peer-review journals). Received: March 31, 2025 Accepted: June 4, 2025 Published: June 18, 2025 RELATED PROJECTS AND PUBLICATIONS: 1. Preprint1: Neurophysiology Of Executive Cognitive Functions Under Depression: A Theoretical Review. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/f5dhq 2. Preprint2: Protocol for measuring the benefits of exergames on executive functions under depression through a randomized multi-arm controlled experiment https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/m7s2t 3. Project1: Neurophysiology of Executive Cognitive Functions under Depression: A Theoretical Review. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/RQ357 4. Project2: MUDgame. Measuring the Benefits of an Exergame-based intervention on Neuro-Cognitive Functions in adults suffering from Depression. A Randomized Multi-Arm Controlled Experiment. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/YBDCT 5. Clinical Trial Registration: Benefits of Exergames on Neurocognitive Functions in Adults Suffering from Depression.MUDGAME Study Registration Clinical Trial. A Randomized Controlled Experiment (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06536530) https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06536530 6. Project Preregistration OSF Registries: MUDgame. Measuring the Benefits of an Exergame-based intervention on Neuro-Cognitive Functions in adults suffering from Depression. A Randomized Multi-Arm Controlled Experiment. https://osf.io/z4s9q 7. Peer-Review Scientific Article 1: Ruiz-Marquez E. Protocol for measuring the benefits of exergames on executive functions under depression through a randomized multi-arm controlled experiment. Explor Neurosci. 2024;3:564–83. https://doi.org/10.37349/en.2024.00068 8. Peer Review Scientific Article 2: Ruiz-Marquez E. Neurophysiology of executive cognitive functions under depression. Explor Neurosci. 2025;4:100696. https://doi.org/10.37349/en.2025.100696