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

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

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 ...

Study shows a developmental lag in a certain brain area in kids with ADHD. Nov. 12, 2007— -- Kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder lag three years behind their peers when it comes to ...

New research suggests that prescription stimulants for ADHD don't actually improve attention directly. They work on different pathways in the brain that support attention. .

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

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