Hui Li1,2, Qihua Zhao1,2, Fang Huang1,2, Qingjiu Cao1,2, Qiujin Qian1,2, Stuart J Johnstone3, Yufeng Wang1,2, Changming Wang4, Li Sun1,2. 1. 1 Peking University Sixth Hospital/Institute of Mental Health, China. 2. 2 National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Ministry of Health (Peking University), China. 3. 3 Brain & Behaviour Research Institute, School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Australia. 4. 4 Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University/ Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The present study investigated the neuropathology of everyday-life executive function (EF) deficits in adults with ADHD with high IQ. METHOD: Forty adults with ADHD with an IQ ≥ 120 and 40 controls were recruited. Ecological EFs were measured, and eyes-closed Electroencephalograph (EEG) signals were recorded during a resting-state condition; EEG power and correlations with impaired EFs were analyzed. RESULTS: Compared with controls, the ADHD group showed higher scores on all clusters of EF. The ADHD group showed globally increased theta, globally decreased alpha, and increased central beta activity. In the ADHD group, central beta power was significantly related to emotional control ratings, while no such correlation was evident in the control group. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that resting-state beta activity might be involved in the neuropathology of emotional control in adults with ADHD with high IQ.
OBJECTIVE: The present study investigated the neuropathology of everyday-life executive function (EF) deficits in adults with ADHD with high IQ. METHOD: Forty adults with ADHD with an IQ ≥ 120 and 40 controls were recruited. Ecological EFs were measured, and eyes-closed Electroencephalograph (EEG) signals were recorded during a resting-state condition; EEG power and correlations with impaired EFs were analyzed. RESULTS: Compared with controls, the ADHD group showed higher scores on all clusters of EF. The ADHD group showed globally increased theta, globally decreased alpha, and increased central beta activity. In the ADHD group, central beta power was significantly related to emotional control ratings, while no such correlation was evident in the control group. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that resting-state beta activity might be involved in the neuropathology of emotional control in adults with ADHD with high IQ.
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Keywords:
ADHD; BRIEF-A; EEG; executive function; high IQ