Which Is True About the Abnormalities in the Frontal-Striatal Neural

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which is true about the abnormalities in the frontal-striatal neural circuit in youths with ADHD?

• A) A longitudinal study has indicated that the frontal-striatal neural circuit in youths with ADHD develops more slowly, by about 3 years, than it does in typically developing children.
• B) By adolescence, the growth of the frontal-striatal neural circuit in those with ADHD has caught up to their peers'.
• C) Youths with ADHD show too little dopamine in the striatum and too much dopamine in the right prefrontal cortex compared to typically developing peers without ADHD.
• D) There is a hyperconnection between the striatum and right prefrontal cortex in those with ADHD compared to typically developing controls.

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