About 3%-5% of School-Aged Children Are Diagnosed with Attention Deficit

Multiple Choice

About 3%-5% of school-aged children are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) . This neurobehavioral problem is anatomically linked, primarily, to which area of dysfunction in the brain?

A) basal nuclei
B) pituitary gland
C) prefrontal cerebral cortex
D) both basal nuclei and pituitary gland
E) both basal nuclei and prefrontal cerebral cortex