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Performance variability, impulsivity errors and the impact of incentives as gender-independent endophenotypes for ADHD.
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines - 1 Feb 2010
Uebel Henrik, Albrecht Björn, Asherson Philip, Börger Norbert A, Butler Louise, Chen Wai, Christiansen Hanna, Heise Alexander, Kuntsi Jonna, Schäfer Ulrike, Andreou Penny, Manor Iris, Marco Rafaela, Miranda Ana, Mulligan Aisling, Oades Robert D, van der Meere Jaap, Faraone Stephen V, Rothenberger Aribert, Banaschewski Tobias
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BACKGROUND: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common and highly heritable child psychiatric disorders. There is strong evidence that children with ADHD show slower and more variable responses in tasks such as Go/Nogo tapping aspects of executive functions like sustained attention and response control which may be modulated by motivational factors and/or state-regulation processes....
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