Article
Brain development and ADHD.
Clinical psychology review - 1 Aug 2006
Krain Amy L, Castellanos F Xavier
Abstract excerpt
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is characterized by excessive inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, either alone or in combination. Neuropsychological findings suggest that these behaviors result from underlying deficits in response inhibition, delay aversion, and executive functioning which, in turn, are presumed to be linked to dysfunction of frontal-striatal-cerebellar circuits. Over the...
Topics
- Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
- Basal Ganglia
- Brain
- Cerebellum
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Phenotype
