Behavioral Neuroscience of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Its Treatment

The Behavioral Neuroscience of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder reviews the latest discoveries in research of ADHD.  There is a strong emphasis on translational science, with preclinical approaches suggesting new directions for development of new treatments.  Individual chapters describe how...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Stanford, Clare (Editor), Tannock, Rosemary (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
Series:Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, 9
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • From the contents: ADHD in children and adults: diagnosis and prognosis
  • ADHD: Volumetry, Motor, and Oculomotor Functions
  • Neurodevelopmental abnormalities in ADHD
  • Intra-individual Variability in ADHD and its Implications for Research of Causal Links
  • Hypothalamic – pituitary - adrenocortical function in Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Brain Processes in Discounting: Consequences of Adolescent Methylphenidate Exposure
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Substance Use Disorders
  • Linking ADHD, impulsivity and drug abuse: a neuropsychological perspective
  • Obesity and ADHD:  clinical and neurobiological implications
  • Face Processing in Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Quantitative and molecular genetics of ADHD
  • Rodent models of ADHD
  • Rat Models of ADHD.-  Epigenetics: Genetics versus Life Experiences
  • Sexual differentiation of the brain and ADHD:  What is a sex difference in prevalence telling us?- ADHD: Current and future therapeutics
  • The Four Causes of ADHD: A Framework.