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"Cool" Executive Functions
- MRI results indicate that myelination of the dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) continues throughout the early twenties. The DLPFCi s particularly involved in response inhibition and planningācore areas of executive functioning deficit among many individuals with ADHD.
- Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) data showed that myelination of the frontostriatal circuit continue to improve through the age of 21 in tasks involving response inhibition, interference control, set shifting, and working memory.
- All the tasks described above are part of the impaired areas of the "cool" executive functions of ADHD. The late maturation of brain tissues related to them implies a developing and immature stage of such functions among college students with ADHD.
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Updated 2022-02-25
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