What Has Been Learned from Using EEG Methods in Research of ADHD?

TY - CHAP

T1 - What Has Been Learned from Using EEG Methods in Research of ADHD?

AU - McLoughlin, Grainne

PY - 2022/5/31

Y1 - 2022/5/31

N2 - Electrophysiological recording methods, including electroencephalography(EEG) and magnetoencephalography (MEG), have an unparalleled capacity toprovide insights into the timing and frequency (spectral) composition of rapidlychanging neural activity associated with various cognitive processes. The currentchapter provides an overview of EEG studies examining alterations in brain activityin ADHD, measured both at rest and during cognitive tasks.While EEG resting statestudies of ADHD indicate no universal alterations in the disorder, event-relatedstudies reveal consistent deficits in attentional and inhibitory control and consequentlyinform the proposed cognitive models of ADHD. Similar to other neuroimagingmeasures, EEG research indicates alterations in multiple neural circuits andcognitive functions. EEG methods – supported by the constant refinement of analytic strategies – have the potential to contribute to improved diagnostics and interventionsfor ADHD, underlining their clinical utility.

AB - Electrophysiological recording methods, including electroencephalography(EEG) and magnetoencephalography (MEG), have an unparalleled capacity toprovide insights into the timing and frequency (spectral) composition of rapidlychanging neural activity associated with various cognitive processes. The currentchapter provides an overview of EEG studies examining alterations in brain activityin ADHD, measured both at rest and during cognitive tasks.While EEG resting statestudies of ADHD indicate no universal alterations in the disorder, event-relatedstudies reveal consistent deficits in attentional and inhibitory control and consequentlyinform the proposed cognitive models of ADHD. Similar to other neuroimagingmeasures, EEG research indicates alterations in multiple neural circuits andcognitive functions. EEG methods – supported by the constant refinement of analytic strategies – have the potential to contribute to improved diagnostics and interventionsfor ADHD, underlining their clinical utility.

KW - Electroencephalography (EEG)

KW - Endophenotype

KW - Error monitoring

KW - Event-related potential (ERP)

KW - Inhibitory control

KW - Spectral composition

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85135560279&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/7854_2022_344

DO - 10.1007/7854_2022_344

M3 - Chapter

SP - 415

EP - 444

BT - Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences

ER -