The influence of working memory load on response inhibition in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or reading disorder

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 753-764

  Van De Voorde, Severine ^a   Roeyers, Herbert ^a   Verté, Sylvie ^a   Wiersema, Jan Roelf ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Executive function; Reading disorder; Response inhibition; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME;

EID: 79961135411     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2011.554385     Document Type: Article

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