Event-rate effects in the flanker task: ERPs and task performance in children with and without AD/HD

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 340-348

  Johnstone, Stuart J ^a   Galletta, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

AD HD; Children; ERPs; Event rate; Flanker; Interference

Indexed keywords

DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; STIMULUS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84877634398     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2012.07.170     Document Type: Article

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