Atypical alpha asymmetry in adults with ADHD

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2082-2088

  Hale, T Sigi ^a   Smalley, Susan L ^a   Hanada, Grant ^a   Macion, James ^a   McCracken, James T ^a   McGough, James J ^a   Loo, Sandra K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Alpha; Attention; EEG; Hemisphere; Laterality; States

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EEG ABNORMALITY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARIETAL LOBE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; EYE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 65649102661     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2009.03.021     Document Type: Article

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