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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Brain imaging methods like magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used to characterize structural differences in the brains of children with attention-deficit ...

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