The Roles of Dopamine and Noradrenaline in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

2011/05/09 by Natalia del Campo, Samuel R. Chamberlain, Barbara J. Sahakian +1 · 688 citations
Medicine · Neuroscience · Psychology · #Amphetamine #Atomoxetine #Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder #Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder #Cognition #Dextroamphetamine #Dopamine #Executive functions #Functional Brain Connectivity Studies #Methylphenidate #Neuroimaging #Neuroscience #Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior #Positron emission tomography #Prefrontal cortex #Psychiatry #Psychology

paper · doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.02.036

published in Biological Psychiatry 69(12), e145-e157 (Elsevier BV)

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