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

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

Stimulants Mimic A Night Of Sound Sleep Rather Than Directly Boost Attention In A Nutshell Not attention networks: ADHD ...

A new study suggests that children with ADHD may exhibit a distinctive, measurable pattern of brain activity that could ...

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

These brain areas are central to attention and information processing, emotional regulation, executive function and decision-making – all markers of ADHD. "Despite these promising results, this study ...

Children with ADHD have notably different brain functioning when they're resting than children who don't have the neurological disorder, according to a national study released this week. Scans of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. Stimulant medications are considered the first-line ...

There is a misconception that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be caused by eating too many sweets or bad parenting. Our kids could do better in ...

Share on Pinterest What can genes and brain volume tell us about Parkinson’s, ADHD? Image credit: Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images. A genome-wide association study has identified a ...

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