leading to changes in brain function. A major area of scientific research on ADHD focuses on the role of the brain chemicaldopamine. Dopamine is involved in motor control,emotional regulation, reward mechanisms,attention,memory, and other higher cognitive functions. Imaging studies show dopamin...
So, for instance, the bots would administer a dose of Ritalin if the device determined someone with ADHD was losing concentration. Sachar Arnon, one of the study's co-authors, explained to New Scientist that the technology "could track brain states that underlie ADHD or schizophrenia...It ...
An exam- ple of endogenous intracellular ligand-channel interaction is presented by the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR). Experimental evidence suggests that nicotine interactions with the receptor inside the cell promote trafficking to the cell surface[2–4] and reduce ER stress, as judged by...
The current debate is over whether we should switch to genome-based screening instead of newborn screening tests, which are more targeted and broaden the range of diseases detectable at birth. That is the overall challenge for the field and us: how do we ensure that we do not...
this will be very bullshitty if you know anything about neuroscience or psychology. It also relies on some very unproved hypotheses of how brains work. I am mainly putting this brain dump down for myself anyway. But if you are a pop-sci author who wants to run with it, feel free to...
It never occurred to me, as I grew into an adult, that my brain chemistry might be making those changes more difficult to achieve than they might have been. It never dawned on me that the frankly obscene caffeine tolerance I’d developed was the result of self-medication, with every form...
The author notes that stimulant treatment improves both core ADHD symptoms and measures of sustained attention. He also mentions the abnormalities of cognitive function and brain structure related with anorexia nervosa (AN).DruryStacyJournal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry...
Is ADHD a Real Disorder or One End of a Normal Continuum? Rethinking ADHD as a common set of traits and an evolutionary mismatch. ADHD 4 Min Read Sneaky Sensory Triggers in ADHD That No One Talks About Sensory processing issues are common in neurodevelopmen...
She added:“Most of the people that are in prison are there because they suffer from traumatic brain injuries, disabilities, foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, undiagnosed autism, undiagnosed ADHD. They’re being punished for being disabled, they’re being punished for being poor, for being Maori,...
nonjudgmental attention, which are associated with improvements in academics, behavior, and well-being. These skills are beneficial for all adolescents; hence, school-based universal prevention programs are highlighted. Learning to BREATHE, a mindfulness education program, is presented as an example of ...