T3GENETIC FACTOR AND GRAY MATTER CO-VARIATION UNDERLYING PERSISTENT WORKING MEMORY UNDERPERFORMANCE IN ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

Iodine is a key component of the thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), which are crucial for proper growth and development of the human body. In particular, a great body of literature has been published on the link between thyroid hormones and brain development and functioning. However, there is a lack of knowledge on the iodine levels in the human brain. The aim of this work was to determine the brain iodine levels and to...