ADHD (2 of 3) (IMAGE)

King's College London

ADHD (2 of 3)

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ADHD is linked to lack of dopamine, which causes impaired executive functions. In people with ADHD the altered connections that are important for executive functions can be visualized with diffusion Tractography (yellow tint), an MRI technique pioneered by Professor Marco Catani at King's College London.

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Professor Marco Catani, King's College London

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Only to be used in reporting of the paper: 'Leonardo da Vinci: a genius driven to distraction' by Catani & Mazzarello, BRAIN, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awz131

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