Neural activity associated with executive functions in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-27

  Wild Wall, Nele ^b   Oades, Robert D ^a   Schmidt Wessels, Marion ^a   Christiansen, Hanna ^a   Falkenstein, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

Author keywords

ADHD; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ERP; Error negativity; Executive function; Inhibition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN MAPPING; CONTINGENT NEGATIVE VARIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; SIBLINGS;

EID: 69749095400     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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