To understand the relative contribution of specific cognitive executive processes to higher order cognitive abilities such as decision-making in AUD, the construct of executive function needs to be deconstructed (Miyake et al., 2000). Severity variability in executive function impairment has been observed across studies likely owing to the complexity of these functions and the use of diverse tasks assessing different constellations of component processes. Indeed, most standard tasks assessing executive functioning are multidimensional and involve several executive function component processes.
