Research Findings

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Brain responses to reward anticipation and delivery in ADHD

• Summary: Rich Rewards: Scientists reveal ADHD medication’s effect on the brain
• Summary: Researching ADHD Across Continents and Disciplines
• Summary: Focusing Is Hard! Brain Responses to Reward in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Published Article: Methylphenidate modifies reward cue responses in adults with ADHD: An fMRI study
• Published Article: Abnormal Striatal BOLD Responses to Reward Anticipation and Reward Delivery in ADHD
• Published Article: An Adaptation of Pavlovian-to-Instrumental Transfer (PIT) Methodology to Examine the Energizing Effects of Reward-Predicting Cues on Behavior in Young Adults

Sensitivity to punishment/response cost in ADHD

• Summary: Ouch! Avoiding Failure Leads to Missed Opportunities for Children with ADHD
• Summary: Japanese Children with ADHD have Elevated Sensitivity to Punishment
• Published Article: Evidence for increased behavioral control by punishment in children with attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder
• Published Article: Is increased sensitivity to punishment a common characteristic of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder? An experimental study of response allocation in Japanese children

Sensitivity to changing reinforcement contingencies in ADHD

• Summary: The Rules of the Game for Children with ADHD
• Published Article: Behavioral sensitivity to changing reinforcement contingencies in attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder
• Published Article: Behavioral sensitivity of Japanese children with and without ADHD to changing reinforcer availability: an experimental study using signal detection methodology
• Published Article: Behavioral adjustment to asymmetric reward availability among children with and without ADHD: effects of past and current reinforcement contingencies