Neurophysiological differences in inhibitory control between adults with ADHD and their peers

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1888-1895

  Woltering, Steven ^a   Liu, Zhongxu ^a   Rokeach, Alan ^a   Tannock, Rosemary ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adults; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); EEG; Inhibitory control

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INHIBITORY CONTROL; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULTS; ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD); EEG; INHIBITORY CONTROL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN MAPPING; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS, P300; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PEER GROUP; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880940787     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: 18733514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2013.06.023     Document Type: Article

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