ADHD stimulants may improve performance not by sharpening focus, but by making the brain more awake and motivated.

Attention disorders such as ADHD arise when the brain struggles to separate important signals from irrelevant noise. At any ...

Prescription stimulants, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are widely used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including in children. In the U.S., about 3.5 million children aged 3 ...

New research suggests that prescription stimulants for ADHD don't actually improve attention directly. They work on different pathways in the brain that support attention. .

A new study suggests that children with ADHD may exhibit a distinctive, measurable pattern of brain activity that could ...

ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), is a real brain-based condition that affects millions of children and adults ...

Researchers have identified specific coupled patterns of brain activity and gene expression that help explain impulsive ...

Study shows a developmental lag in a certain brain area in kids with ADHD. Nov. 12, 2007— -- Kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder lag three years behind their peers when it comes to ...

In a recent study, people with ADHD were more likely to strongly identify with 10 character strengths, including creativity ...

May 7, 2008 (Washington, DC) — A large neuroimaging study found that in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), brain development follows a normal trajectory, but maturation of the prefrontal ...

WashU Medicine researchers find stimulant medications don’t affect attention-controlling regions of the brain, as previously ...