Both reactive and proactive control are deficient in children with ADHD and predictive of clinical symptoms.

ABSTRACT: Cognitive control deficits are a hallmark of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. Theoretical models posit that cognitive control involves reactive and proactive control processes but their distinct roles and inter-relations in ADHD are not known, and the contributions of proactive control remain vastly understudied. Here, we investigate the dynamic dual cognitive control mechanisms associated with both proactive and reactive control in 50 children with ADHD (16F/34M) and 30 typically developing (TD) children (14F/16M) aged 9-12 years across two different cognitive controls tasks using a within-subject design. We found that while TD children were capable of proactively adapting their response strategies, children with ADHD demonstrated significant deficits in implem

SUBMITTER: Cai W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10220086 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature