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Brain Activity in ADHD Patients Performing the Counting Stroop Task: A Social Neuroscience Approach by Roberto E. Mercadillo; Celia Trujillo; Juliĺn Sánchez-Cortazar; Fernando A. Barrios is a Psychology article available to read on EtoBox.
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms are manifested in social dynamics. In this study, the brain activity of eight child and adolescent patients diagnosed with ADHD was examined while they performed the Counting Stroop task and results were interpreted using social neuroscience premises. Brain activity was identified in frontal, parietal, and temporal regions related to the orienting system of attention and with linguistic, facial recognition, and mnemonic processes. Consistent with previous reports, these patients showed no activation in prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortices related to the executive system of attention. Also, they manifested activation in the insular cortex involving interoceptive processes that may be associated with impulsiveness. Global brain activity involves a network formed during early development and includes experiential components such as learning of rules, reward systems, empathy, and decision making. An integrative assessment of ADHD should consider psychosocial and neurobiological causes integrated into an individual's own experiences assembled throughout life.
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- Author
- Roberto E. Mercadillo; Celia Trujillo; Juliĺn Sánchez-Cortazar; Fernando A. Barrios
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Psychology (Social Sciences)