Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas ...

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 ...

ADHD medications work like sleep, not attention boosters, massive brain study reveals. For some kids, focus problems may be ...

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 ...

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

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

Children with ADHD showed smaller brain volumes in the frontotemporal regions compared to their typically developing peers. These brain areas are central to attention and information processing, ...

Prescription stimulants, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are widely used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...

A new study has identified a specific, measurable pattern of brain activity in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder that not only distinguishes them ...

Methylphenidate is a stimulant medication commonly prescribed for ADHD. It works primarily by increasing dopamine and norepinephrine activity in the brain, which can enhance attention, concentration, ...