ADHD stimulants appear to work less by sharpening focus and more by waking up the brain. Brain scans revealed that these ...

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

Attention disorders such as ADHD arise when the brain struggles to separate important signals from irrelevant noise. At any ...

Prescription stimulant drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall are commonly used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including among ...

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

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 ...

Brett Greene, executive coach, ADHD coach, and founder/CEO of New Tech Northwest, at the GeekWire offices in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we get a deeper ...

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

A woman who was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult has used her experiences to set up a new support group. Christina Reeves from ...

“Genetic variants associated with larger brain volumes in key brain regions also increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease, while variants linked to smaller brain volumes in key regions are associated ...

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