Stimulants prescribed for ADHD target the parts of the brain related to wakefulness and reward, shown in yellow and orange, according to a new study. Benjamin Kay In the United States, an estimated ...

A new study suggests that children with ADHD may exhibit a distinctive, measurable pattern of brain activity that could reflect differences in neural efficiency. The researchers focus on aperiodic EEG ...

Scientists are updating their view of how drugs like Adderall and Ritalin help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder stay on task. The latest evidence is a study of thousands of brain ...

A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry reveals that the biological underpinnings of autism and ADHD may transcend traditional diagnostic boundaries. While there is increasing appreciation that ...

ADHD is the most common neurobiological disorder in children. The key word being neurobiological. When in the throes of raising a neurodivergent child, it’s easy to forget that their behavior is ...

This study found evidence that children with higher screen time exhibit measurable differences in the volume and thickness of several key brain areas. The digital age has fundamentally reshaped ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might be driven by a brain that is literally falling asleep in small patches while the person remains awake ...

As a child and teen therapist, I would say one of the most common things families struggle with in my office is helping and understanding their child with ADHD. Many parents of children with ADHD ...

Scientists have long thought that these drugs, such as Adderall and Ritalin, target parts of the brain that control attention. But that may not be the case. Instead, stimulant medications for ADHD ...