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How Do These ADHD Medications Work in the Brain? The Mechanisms Are Different Than Once Thought, a Study Suggests
Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas ...
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 ...
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 stimulants may improve performance not by sharpening focus, but by making the brain more awake and motivated.
Drugs like Adderall and Ritalin appear to help children with ADHD by activating brain areas involved in alertness and ...
Attention disorders such as ADHD arise when the brain struggles to separate important signals from irrelevant noise. At any ...
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