Interference control in children with and without ADHD: A systematic review of flanker and simon task performance

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 321-342

  Mullane, Jennifer C ^a   Corkum, Penny V ^a   Klein, Raymond M ^a   McLaughlin, Elizabeth ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ADHD; Attention; Children; Interference control; Review

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ERIKSEN FLANKER TASK; ERROR; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SIMON TASK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 70449688160     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040802348028     Document Type: Review

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