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Working and short-term memory in children with ADHD: an examination of prefrontal cortical functioning using functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)

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Pages 462-485 | Received 08 Nov 2022, Accepted 05 May 2023, Published online: 18 May 2023

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