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

Drugs like Adderall and Ritalin appear to help children with ADHD by activating brain areas involved in alertness and ...

More than 3 million children take medication to manage ADHD symptoms. Discover how new research suggests they may work a ...

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. .

You sit in front of your laptop, your brain buzzing, but nothing actually happens. You scroll, think, plan, and still tell yourself, “If I could just get motivated, I'd be unstoppable.” Then you blame ...

Dopamine is the neurotransmitter most linked to ADHD. Dopamine insufficiency in regions of the brain associated with self-control (via a suite of skills known as the executive functions) is documented ...

ADHD medications work like sleep, not attention boosters, massive brain study reveals. For some kids, focus problems may be ...

Do you have a tough time getting unstructured projects at work or school completed on time? Many people with ADHD can manage smaller tasks that are concrete and uncomplicated. But, when faced with ...

WashU Medicine researchers find stimulant medications don’t affect attention-controlling regions of the brain, as previously ...

While ADHD drugs work on wakefulness, they also mimic the effect of good sleep without fixing a problem. Sleep habits are ...

ADHD is characterized by symptoms such as inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. Nuthawut Somsuk/iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images “My brain has way ...