For decades, ADHD stimulant medications have been thought to sharpen attention, but new research has uncovered something very ...

Now, researchers say the stimulants don’t work as previously believed. Instead of affecting regions of the brain that control attention, the drugs primarily affect the brain’s reward and wakefulness ...

A new study suggests that common medications prescribed to help manage ADHD, such as Adderall and Ritalin, may work ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how the brain regulates ...

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

Attention depends on the brain’s ability to filter out distractions, but new research suggests this works best when ...

It’s no secret that focus and concentration can be an issue for adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). According to statistics (1), the disorder affects up to 5% of Americans, ...

Recently, one of my clients with adult ADHD made an astonishing discovery. She read an article in the New York Times about brown noise, and wondered if it could help her focus on the unpleasant but ...

We've all seen the way sweets or fizzy drinks can whizz a child up into a frenzy of hyperactivity. And there's a growing body of research suggesting diet does affect behaviour – particularly for ...