Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 182, Issue 3 , Pages 231-237 , 30 June 2010

Behavioral performance predicts grey matter reductions in the right inferior frontal gyrus in young adults with combined type ADHD

  • Brendan E. Depue

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
    • The Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Psychology, 345 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, United States. Tel.: +1 720 841 2599.
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  • Gregory C. Burgess

      Affiliations

    • The Institute for Cognitive Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
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  • L. Cinnamon Bidwell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
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  • Erik G. Willcutt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
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  • Marie T. Banich

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
    • The Institute for Cognitive Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, United States

Received 17 November 2009 ,Revised 21 January 2010 ,Accepted 26 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2010.01.012

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 182, Issue 3 , Pages 231-237 , 30 June 2010

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