DIRECTIONS
Complete this week’s Learning Activity to prepare you for the Assignment.
For this Assignment, you will write a 3–5 page expository paper, not including title and reference pages, applying what you have learned regarding neuroimaging and genetic studies to the clinical understanding of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). You can utilize the research focus box 7–4 in your textbook as a starting point.
Include the following in your paper:
- Explore four of the different methods of neuroimaging (fMRI, CT, PET, EEG, ECG) that can be utilized to study ADHD by doing the following:
- Provide examples of neuropsychological findings related to ADHD from studies utilizing the different methods of neuroimaging.
- Compare the different technologies in terms of the types of information they provide related to ADHD.
- Apply the use of genetic studies to the understanding of the causes of ADHD.
- Relate findings from genetic studies to show how family history of ADHD and twin studies can be used to understand ADHD.
- Relate the use of genetic studies and neuroimaging to the understanding of ADHD as a clinical syndrome and discuss how neuroimaging and genetic studies advance the understanding of and treatment of ADHD.
The Assignment should:
- Utilize a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources outside of your textbook to support your paper.
- Follow Assignment directions
- Use correct APA formatting per the current APA Publication Manual.
- Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard English.
- Be written in Standard English and be clear, specific, and error-free.
Your paper should include:
- Title Page
- Main Body of the paper
- Reference Page
BOOK: An Introduction to Brain and Behavior Edition 6th (2019) Author: Bryan, Teskey and Whishaw
Read Chapter 7: “How Do We Study the Brain’s Structures and Functions?”
In Chapter 7 of your textbook, you will read about neuroscience research techniques such as brain imaging, genetic studies, and neuropsychological testing that have deepened the understanding of the relationship between the brain and human behavior.