Local functional connectivity suggests functional immaturity in children with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Marcos‐Vidal L, Martínez‐García M, Pretus C, Garcia‐Garcia D, Martínez K, Janssen J, Vilarroya O, Castellanos F, Desco M, Sepulcre J, Carmona S. Local functional connectivity suggests functional immaturity in children with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Human Brain Mapping 2018, 39: 2442-2454. PMID: 29473262, PMCID: PMC6866394, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderND childrenFunctional connectivityAttention-deficit/hyperactivityFronto-parietalGroup differencesSomatomotor areasAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptomsSeverity of ADHD symptomsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnosisAtypical functional connectivityMaturational lag hypothesisVentral attention networkAtypical developmental patternPotential group differencesIncreased local connectivityFunctional networksHuman brain changesMultiple brain regionsLocal functional connectivityImmature functional stateBrain functional networksSeverity of clinical symptomsADHD symptomsSomatomotor regions