Accessible online neuroplasticity-targeted training for children with ADHD

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Mishra, Jyoti ^a,b   Merzenich, Michael M ^b   Sagar, Rajesh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Brain Plasticity Institute   (United States)

^c ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

ADHD; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Cognitive training; Global mental health; Neuroplasticity; Neurotherapeutic

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERNET; LETTER; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84887379530     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17532000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1753-2000-7-38     Document Type: Letter

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