Exploring the Relationship Between Liver and Executive Function Decline Based on "the Liver Governs the Designing of Strategy"
10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2025.02.017
- VernacularTitle:基于“肝主谋虑”探讨肝与执行功能衰退的关系
- Author:
Lei HUO
1
;
Yanan DENG
1
;
Jinchai DENG
1
;
Yan ZHANG
1
;
Xueyuan DU
1
;
Xianghong ZHAN
1
Author Information
1. Henan University of Chinese Medicine，Zhengzhou，450046
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
strategy designing;
executive function;
liver;
the foot jueyin liver channel;
dementia
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;66(2):201-204
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The concept of "spirit" in traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） aligns closely with "the liver governs the designing of strategy". By exploring the relationship between the liver and executive function decline， it is proposed that prolonged liver constraint leads to indecisiveness in strategy designing， which is the initiating factor for executive function decline； liver blood deficiency causes difficulties in executing strategy， which forms an essential foundation for the progression of executive function decline； obstruction in the "liver-du mai-brain" pathway leads to unclear strategy designing， which accelerates executive function decline. This relationship is examined from the perspectives of TCM， modern medicine， and cognitive psychology， aiming to provide insights into addressing executive function decline through treatments focused on the liver.
