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- not comparableanatomyOf or pertaining to the striatal structures of the frontal lobe.
In what follows, we review evidence that supports frontostriatal dysfunction in ADHD.
2008, Bruce F. Pennington, Diagnosing Learning Disorders: A Neuropsychological Framework, 2nd edition, page 1582 more examples
Collectively, these results indicate that maturation of frontostriatal connectivity and function contributes to a developing capacity for cognitive control (i.e. adjusting behavior when predictions about the occurrence of events are violated).
2006, Yuko Munakata, Mark H. Johnson, editors, Processes of Change in Brain and Cognitive Development: Attention and Performance XXI, page 5232006, Felicia Gould, Procedural Memory Functioning in HIV+ Midlife Women, PhD Thesis, page 4, HD and PD patients have also demonstrated procedural memory deficits attributable to frontostriatal dysfunction, although this cognitive domain has not received the same degree of study among HIV+ individuals.
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