Schneider, Marc, Retz, Wolfgang, Coogan, Andrew, Thome, Johannes and Rösler, Michael (2006) Anatomical and functional brain imaging in adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)—A neurological view. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 256 (S1). i32-i41. ISSN 0940-1334
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Abstract
In this review, we discuss current structural
and functional imaging data on ADHD in a neurological
and neuroanatomical framework. At present, the literature on adult ADHD is somewhat sparse, and so results
from imaging have to therefore be considered mainly
from the childhood or adolescence perspective. Most
work has considered the impairment of executive functions (motor execution, inhibition, working memory),
and as such a number of attention networks and their
anatomical correlates are discussed in this review
(e. g. the cerebello-(thalamo-)-striato-cortical network
seems to play a pivotal role in ADHD pathology from
childhood to adulthood).
The core findings in ADHD imaging are alterations
in the architecture and function of prefrontal cortex and
cerebellum. The dorsal part of anterior cingulated cortex (dACC) is an important region for decision making,
and executive control is impaired in adult ADHD. Finally, dysfunction of basal ganglia is a consistent finding
in childhood and adulthood ADHD, reflecting dysregulation of fronto-striatal circuitry. The cerebellum, and its
role in affect and cognition, is also persistently implicated in the pathology of ADHD.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | attention-deficit; hyperactivity disorder; ADHD; magnetic resonance imaging; MRI; review; |
Academic Unit: | Assisting Living & Learning,ALL institute Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Human Health Institute |
Item ID: | 16465 |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s00406-006-1005-3 |
Depositing User: | Dr. Andrew Coogan |
Date Deposited: | 30 Aug 2022 15:27 |
Journal or Publication Title: | European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience |
Publisher: | Springer |
Refereed: | Yes |
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URI: | https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/16465 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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