Broken brains or flawed studies? A critical review of ADHD neuroimaging research

Journal of Mind and Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-55

  Leo, Jonathan ^b   Cohen, David ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Western University of Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN METABOLISM; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DRUG USE; FRONTAL CORTEX; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037836966     PISSN: 02710137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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