The currently dominant neuro-cognitive model of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(AD/HD) presents the condition as executive dysfunction (EDF) underpinned by …

Five models of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are reviewed. It is proposed
that the cognitive-energetic model provides a reasonably comprehensive account of ADHD …

In the stop-signal paradigm, subjects perform a standard two-choice reaction task in which,
occasionally and unpredictably, a stop-signal is presented requiring the inhibition of the …

Russell A. Barkley t is commonplace for children (especially preschoolers) to be active,
energetic, and exuberant; to flit from one activity to another as they explore their environment …

This pioneering work sets forth an integrative model for understanding the development of
psychopathology. What makes a person vulnerable to mental illness in general? To specific …

Abstract Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common and impairing
neuropsychiatric disorder with onset at preschool age. Although a significant amount of …

BACKGROUND: Response inhibition is an executive function that requires voluntary control
over responses when there is a change of context. The right inferior frontal cortex is …

Background: Difficulties with inhibition are increasingly regarded as central to pathological
behavioural and learning disorders in childhood. However, few measures are available to …

Background: To evaluate the impact of psychopathological comorbidity with oppositional
defiant/conduct disorder (ODD/CD) on brain electrical correlates in children with attention …

The stop-signal task measures the ability to inhibit a response that has already been
initiated, that is, the ability to stop. Imaging studies have implicated frontostriatal circuitry in …