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 ...

For years, stimulant medications for ADHD have been described as chemical accelerators, framed as drugs that rev up a sluggish brain. New imaging work turns that story on its head. Brain scans now ...

“So this is the very classic ADHD inattention and hyperactivity pattern.” (How to determine if you’re at risk for adult ADHD.) Clinically, this group most closely resembles what many people think of ...