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 ...

CHICAGO — Medication-naïve children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have reduced levels of iron in their brain. Magnetic field correlation imaging, an MRI technique, can be used ...

You know that moment when you’re staring at your screen, technically awake, but nothing is landing? Turns out, that might not be a personality flaw or “lack of focus.” It might be your brain ...

Adults with ADHD experience more frequent "sleep-like" brain activity while awake, driving lapses in attention and task errors.

The brains of adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can briefly enter a sleep-like state, even during ...

This narrative review examines evidence linking Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and long-term brain health, ...

Iron is crucial for normal brain function, supporting oxygen transport, DNA synthesis, and neurotransmitter production. However, excessive iron content in sensitive regions like the neocortex, ...

Taking an ADHD medication produces brain patterns nearly identical to those of getting a good night’s rest, according to the largest brain imaging study of stimulant drugs ever conducted. The finding ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you have ADHD, you know that the symptoms can range from classic to complicated. You might be well acquainted with common ...

New from JNeurosci, Elaine Pinggal, from Monash University, and colleagues assessed how sleep-like brain activity in awake adults influences sustained attention during a task. The researchers compared ...

As a psychiatrist, I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on how, over a span of many years, I went from only occasionally diagnosing ADHD to seeing it frequently in ...