Visual event related potentials and reaction time in normal adults, normal children, and children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Differences in short-term memory processing

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 109-124

  Frank, Yitzchak ^a   Seiden, Jessica ^a   Napolitano, Barbara ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Event related potentials (ERP); reaction time; short term memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030294962     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207459608999817     Document Type: Article

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