Reduced electrodermal response to errors predicts poor sustained attention performance in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

NeuroReport

Volumn 15, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 2535-2538

  O'Connell, Redmond G ^a   Bellgrove, Mark A ^a   Dockree, Paul M ^a   Robertson, Ian H ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

ADHD; Electrodermal activity; Error evaluation; Sustained attention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 9644260369     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200411150-00021     Document Type: Article

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