Cingulate-Precuneus Interactions: A New Locus of Dysfunction in Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Biological PsychiatryPublished 2 October 2007Open access
F. Xavier Castellanos, Daniel S. Margulies, Clare Kelly, Lucina Q. Uddin, Manely Ghaffari, Andrew J. Kirsch
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It is suggested that the long-range connections linking dorsal anterior cingulates to posterior cingulate and precuneus should be considered as a candidate locus of dysfunction in ADHD.
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Together with prior unbiased anatomic evidence of posterior volumetric abnormalities, our findings suggest that the long-range connections linking dorsal anterior cingulate to posterior cingulate and precuneus should be considered as a candidate locus of dysfunction in ADHD.
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