Cited by 171Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies

Functional MRI in ADHD: a systematic literature review

Open access
Paloyelis, Yannis, Mehta, Mitul A, Kuntsi, Jonna, Asherson, Philip·2007·Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Abstract

Functional MRI (fMRI) research in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a fast developing and very complex field. Every study appears to show differences in patterns of brain activation between cases and controls, but the interpretation of such differences is not as straightforward as it may seem. We present here a systematic review of the fMRI literature in ADHD; areas covered include executive functions, reward processing, the effects of methylphenidate, comorbidity and spontaneous brain activity in the resting state. To facilitate the interpretation of research in this area, we discuss important conceptual issues, such as the need to take group differences in performance into account or to consider the role of errors. We present common themes that emerge from these studies and we discuss possible reasons for the many discrepancies that were observed. Finally, based on existing literature and current advancements in fMRI research, we discuss the role that fMRI could play in the future as a diagnostic tool or in treatment outcome predictions, and we make predictions for the future directions of research in this field.

The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.

Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.

A few free checks a day · papers already verified open instantly · results are public

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.1586/14737175.7.10.1337

Cites

108 of 108 references verified0 citation errors · 0 not checkable

Statistics

Claims the paper makes

The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.

Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.

A few free checks a day · papers already verified open instantly · results are public

Claims other papers make about this one

Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?

Self-check

Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.

The self-check needs the paper’s full text.

Cites

Flagged first, then by citations

Research works printed but not linked: 3

  1. [4]Faraone SV Sergeant J Gillberg C Biederman J The worldwide prevalence of ADHD: is it an American condition? World Psychiatry 2003 2 2 104 113 16946911 PMC1525089
  2. [22]Raichle ME Neuroscience. The brain’s dark energy Science 2006 314 5803 1249 1250 17124311
  3. [65]American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 2000 Author Washington, DC 4th Edition, Text Revised (DSM-IV-TR)

Cited by

Sorted by citations

Authors
Paloyelis, Y., Mehta, M. A., Kuntsi, J., & Asherson, P.
Affiliations
King's College London (GB)
Venue
Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics
Published
2007-10
Volume
7
Issue
10
Pages
1337-1356
ISSN
  • 1473-7175 (ISSN-L)
  • 1744-8360
OpenAlex
W2134237347
Cited by
171
References
108
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 17 · 2013: 15 · 2012: 20
FWCI
1.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Wellcome Trust (070345)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Keywords
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, functional MRI, brain activation, executive function, reward processing, methylphenidate, comorbidities, resting-state brain activity, ADHD diagnosis, treatment outcome prediction
MeSH terms
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Predictive Value of Tests

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review