Brain pathways in ADHD and depression
Studies in normal subjects mapped the chemical pathways, which regulate two aspects of cognitive brain function.
The results may have implications for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and understanding the effects of antidepressant drugs.
The paper 'Neurochemical Modulation of Response Inhibition and Probabilistic Learning in Humans' was published in Science on 10 February 2006 (volume 311, no. 5762, pp. 861–863).
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