Prefrontal and Parietal Deficits in ADHD Suggested by Brain Electrical Activity Mapping During Children' s Performance of the AX CPT

Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-68

  Farrow, Maree ^a   Silberstein, Richard B ^a   Levy, Florence ^b   Pipingas, Andrew ^a   Wood, Katie ^c   Hay, David A ^d   Jarman, Frederick C ^e  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

ADHD; Continuous Performance Task; Parieto occipital; Right Prefrontal

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001856985     PISSN: 08165122     EISSN: 18392504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0816512200027413     Document Type: Article

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