Gordon Logan's Contribution to the Understanding of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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ID6456509
AuthorsRussell Schachar (0000-0002-2015-4395, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume138
Issue2
Pages127-142
Publication date2025-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe American Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9556 • E-ISSN: 1939-8298
PublisherUniversity of Illinois Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5406/19398298.138.2.04
OpenAlexW7105926291
LanguageEN
References cited59

This article focuses on the contribution made by Gordon Logan to the understanding of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a common, persistent, and impairing mental health condition. The article documents his contribution to ADHD from our earliest clinical experiments to evidence that pointed us to response inhibition as a deficit in ADHD, and finally to a series of studies of ADHD using the stop signal task, drug effects, brain function, and genetics. Logan brought a cognitive psychology lens to research into the attention deficits in ADHD and by extension research on other disorders. His work reflects his belief that cognitive psychology allows for model-based measurement of specific processes and assessment of individual differences that provide insight into brains, minds, and psychopathology

Attention deficit · Cognition · Cognitive deficit · Executive functions · Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder · Functional Brain Connectivity Studies · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

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