Some neurological studies have found that children and adults with ADHD have reduced activation in the prefrontal cortex, a part of the brain responsible for executive functioning, which may be ...

Impulsivity, often seen as reckless, has evolutionary benefits and modern applications in creativity, risk-taking, and ...

ADHD is caused by a deficit in response inhibition, an executive function in the prefrontal cortex. As a result, those with this disorder are unable to control responses to external stimuli.

ADHD – attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – is a neurodevelopmental disorder that involves problems with attention, concentration and/or increased activity levels, resulting in problems ...

Mar. 6, 2025 — Exposure to high ambient temperatures is associated with lower connectivity in three brain networks in preadolescents, suggesting that heat may impact brain ... Clinical Trial ...

Discovering she had ADHD was like being handed "an instruction manual for my own brain", former SNP MP Mhairi Black has revealed. Black, who was also deputy leader of the SNP in the House of ...

Maisie Hoskins died when she was 14 and had been waiting for an ADHD assessment A mother whose 14-year-old daughter died after waiting more than a year for an ADHD assessment has called for more ...

In mice, maps of brain-wide inputs to individual neurons that do or do not show activity modulation by the behavioural state has uncovered wiring rules that could help to explain this functional ...

How does ADHD impact the brain's ability to regulate attention and focus? Joshua: What an ADHD diagnosis requires is symptoms relating to a lack of focus and/or impulsivity and hyperactivity. Those ...

ADHD symptoms in women are often missed. Unlike men or boys with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), women and girls tend to not be disruptive and are ...

Mar. 9, 2025 — A recently launched Phase 1 clinical trial is examining the safety and feasibility of a groundbreaking treatment approach for Parkinson's disease in which a patient's stem cells ...