ArticleNeuropsychologia2017
Frontal alpha asymmetry predicts inhibitory processing in youth with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
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- A Systematic Review on Feature Extraction in Electroencephalography-Based Diagnostics and Therapy in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Pooled it
- Event-related brain oscillations in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology · 2022Pooled it
- Emotion Dysregulation in Children with ADHD: Irritability is Associated with EEG-Measured Frontal Alpha Asymmetry in Response to Emotional Stimuli.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2026Article
- Frontal EEG Asymmetry and Attachment Style During Sequential Decision-Making in the Secretary Problem.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A comprehensive investigation into EEG spectral analysis for ADHD brain dominance.AIMS neuroscience · 2026Article
- Translating Decades of Neuroscience Research into Diagnostic and Treatment Biomarkers for ADHD.Advances in neurobiology · 2024Review
- Frontal asymmetry assessed in infancy using functional near-infrared spectroscopy is associated with emotional and behavioral problems in early childhood.Child development · 2023Article
- Pre-Treatment Breast Cancer Patients Show Neural Differences in Frontal Alpha Asymmetry.Clinical EEG and neuroscience · 2023Article
- Can biomarkers be used to diagnose attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Review
- Resting frontal alpha asymmetry as a predictor of executive and affective functioning in children with neurodevelopmental differences.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Frontal Alpha Asymmetry in Response to Stressor Moderates the Relation Between Parenting Hassles and Child Externalizing Problems.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
- The relationship between alpha asymmetry and ADHD depends on negative affect level and parenting practices.Journal of psychiatric research · 2019Article
- Frontal Alpha Asymmetry and Inhibitory Control among Individuals with Cannabis Use Disorders.Brain sciences · 2019Article
- EEG Frontal Alpha Asymmetry and Dream Affect: Alpha Oscillations over the Right Frontal Cortex during REM Sleep and Presleep Wakefulness Predict Anger in REM Sleep Dreams.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionAtypical asymmetry in brain activity has been implicated in the behavioral and attentional dysregulation observed in ADHD. Specifically, asymmetry in neural activity in the right versus left frontal regions has been linked to ADHD, as well as to symptoms often associated with ADHD such as heightened approach behaviors, impulsivity and difficulties with inhibition. Clarifying the role of frontal asymmetry in ADHD-like traits, such as disinhibition, may provide information on the neurophysiological processes underlying these behaviors.
methodADHD youth (ADHD: n = 25) and healthy, typically developing controls (TD: n = 25) underwent an electroencephalography (EEG) recording while completing a go/no-go task-a commonly used test measuring behavioral inhibition. In addition, advanced signal processing for source localization estimated the location of signal generators underlying frontal alpha asymmetry (FA) during correct and incorrect trials.
resultsThis is the first study in ADHD to demonstrate that the dorsal-lateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) may be responsible for generating frontal alpha. During failed inhibition trials, ADHD youth displayed greater FA than TD youth. In addition, within the ADHD group, frontal asymmetry during later processing stages (i.e., 400-800ms after stimulus) predicted a higher number of commission errors throughout the task.
conclusionsThese results suggest that frontal alpha asymmetry may be a specific biomarker of cognitive disinhibition among youth with ADHD.
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