This post is the third in the series “Connecting Biology to Behavior: Inside the ADHD Brain.” Read the first post to learn about the role of dopamine in ADHD behaviors and the second post to learn ...
Medicines are a big part of the treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Stimulant drugs act on brain chemicals like norepinephrine, which is part of your body's noradrenergic ...
The researchers recruited 14 non-ADHD volunteers and scanned each of them across four different MRI machines over three months. Since the same person’s brain doesn’t change in that short window, any ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - L-acetylcarnitine (LAC), a natural substance devoid of side effects, may be considered an alternative to stimulants to control attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...
The doctors had it wrong. For decades, many psychiatrists believed that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder—commonly known as ADHD—might simply outgrow it. But new evidence reveals ...