For years, stimulant medications for ADHD have been described as chemical accelerators, framed as drugs that rev up a ...

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

Drugs like Adderall and Ritalin appear to help children with ADHD by activating brain areas involved in alertness and ...

ADHD stimulants appear to work less by sharpening focus and more by waking up the brain. Brain scans revealed that these ...

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

Since the same person’s brain doesn’t change in that short window, any differences between scans are from the machines themselves. This template served as a sort of neurotypical control, which allowed ...

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

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. .

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