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altered sensitivity to reward in children with adhd: dopamine timing is off

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2005

jeffery r. wickens  and
e. gail tripp
jeffery r. wickens
Affiliation:
department of anatomy and structural biology, university of otago, p.o. box 913, dunedin, new [email protected] neuroscience research centre, university of otago, p.o. box 913, dunedin, new [email protected]
e. gail tripp
Affiliation:
department of psychology, university of otago, p.o. box 913, dunedin, new zealand neuroscience research centre, university of otago, p.o. box 913, dunedin, new [email protected]
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Abstract

despite general agreement that altered reward sensitivity is involved in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd), a wide range of different alterations has been proposed. we cite work showing abnormal sensitivity to delay of reward, together with abnormal sensitivity to individual instances of reward. we argue that at the cellular level these behavioural characteristics might indicate that dopamine timing is off in children with adhd.

Type
open peer commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 28 , Issue 3 , June 2005 , pp. 445 - 446
Copyright
© 2005 cambridge university press

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