Neurobiological correlates of cognitive flexibility in ADHD - A systematic review of the literature

• Published in: Psychiatria Hungarica : A Magyar Pszichiatriai Tarsasag tudomanyos folyoirata Vol. 30; no. 4; p. 363
• Main Authors: Bálint, Sára, Bitter, István, Czobor, Pál
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Hungarian
• Published: Hungary 2015
• Subjects: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - psychology; Basal Ganglia - physiopathology; Brain - physiopathology; Cognition; Delay Discounting; Electroencephalography; Executive Function; Gyrus Cinguli - physiopathology; Humans; Inhibition (Psychology); Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Magnetoencephalography; Neuropsychological Tests; Parietal Lobe - physiopathology; Prefrontal Cortex - physiopathology; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Temporal Lobe - physiopathology

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed childhood psychiatric disorders, which persists to adulthood in 30-50% of the cases. Previous studies have shown that cognitive flexibility, which means to switch between two different rules, that can be tested wit...