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 ...

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

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

Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas ...

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD in short, is a long-term condition that includes a combination of different ...

A peek inside the brains of more than 750 children and teens reveals a key difference in brain architecture between those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and those without. Kids and ...

When a child has a language delay, people tend to accept this fact at face value: Joseph is 6 but speaks like a 3-year-old. While understandably upsetting to many parents, no one expects Joseph to ...

ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects both children and adults. It is characterised by symptoms such as ...

目前，哌甲酯（如专注达）和安非他命类药物（国内罕见）是公认的ADHD一线治疗药物。这些药物可以通过调节大脑内的多巴胺和去甲肾上腺素水平，帮助患者“找回”对注意力的控制权。