Neural substrates of behavioral variability in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Based on ex-Gaussian reaction time distribution and diffusion spectrum imaging tractography

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1751-1764

  Lin, H Y ^a   Gau, S S F ^a,b,c   Huang Gu, S L ^d   Shang, C Y ^a,b   Wu, Y H ^e   Tseng, W Y I ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cingulum; diffusion spectrum imaging; ex Gaussian distribution of reaction time; frontostriatal tracts; intra individual variability; Key words Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; microstructural integrity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CINGULATE GYRUS; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; MALE; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84899709905     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291713001955     Document Type: Article

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