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The top and the bottom of ADHD: a neuropsychological perspective
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Five models of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are reviewed. It is proposed that the cognitive-energetic model provides a reasonably comprehensive account of ADHD by incorporating the features of both the inhibition and delay aversion models. It is suggested that ADHD can only be accounted for by an analysis at three levels: top-down control, specific cognitive processes and energetic factors. It is argued that a refined and conceptually comprehensive neuropsychological battery is needed to advance research in ADHD. A widely distributed neural network involving frontal, basal ganglia, limbic and cerebellar loci seem implicated in ADHD.
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“abnormalities in DA and NE signalling have been reported in both MDD and ADHD, suggesting a potentially shared underlying pathophysiology, at least in some individuals [56][57][58][59].”
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- Authors
- Sergeant, J. A., Geurts, H., Huijbregts, S., Scheres, A., & Oosterlaan, J.
- Affiliations
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Sergeant, Joseph A
- Venue
- Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2003-11
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 583-592
- ISSN
- 0149-7634 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2121407687
- Cited by
- 372
- References
- 99
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 24 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 25 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 22
- FWCI
- 2.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- VU Research Portal (publishedVersion)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
- Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) (submittedVersion)
- ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (submittedVersion)
- Pure Amsterdam UMC (submittedVersion)
- Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Keywords
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, inhibition model, top-down control, frontal lobe, basal ganglia, limbic system, cerebellum, artificial neural networks, neuropsychological assessment, cognitive processes
- MeSH terms
- Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Brain Chemistry, Humans, Mental Processes, Models, Neurological, Models, Psychological, Neural Pathways
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