Publications by authors named "Szu-Yung Ariel Wang"
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- Children with ADHD exhibit abnormal brain structures, indicated by neuroimaging studies, which suggest potential improvements with stimulant medications.
- This study analyzed a large sample of children aged 9-11, comparing those with low ADHD symptoms on medication, those with high ADHD symptoms off medications, and typically developing controls.
- Results indicated that children with high ADHD symptoms had lower cortical thickness and subcortical volume, while those on stimulants showed improvements in both symptoms and brain structure compared to typically developing peers.
Adolescence is a period of rapid neural and behavioral development that often precipitates substance use, substance use disorders (SUDs), and other psychopathology. While externalizing disorders have been closely linked to SUD epidemiologically, the comorbidity of internalizing disorders and SUD is less well understood. Neuroimaging studies can be used to measure structural and functional developments in the brain that mediate the relationship between psychopathology and SUD in adolescence.
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