Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds link between hoarding and ADHD
Researchers have discovered a link between hoarding disorder (HD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among UK adults.
Jun 19, 2020
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Neuroscience
Ritalin and similar medications cause brain to focus on benefits of work, not costs
Common assumption has long held that Ritalin, Adderall and similar drugs work by helping people focus.
Mar 19, 2020
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Attention deficit disorders
Pandemic causing havoc for kids with ADHD
(HealthDay)—Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) generally fare better when they have a clear routine. Now, a new study suggests that as the coronavirus pandemic turned family schedules upside down, ...
Jun 15, 2020
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Genetics
Evolution's gift may also be at the root of a form of autism
A recently evolved pattern of gene activity in the language and decision-making centers of the human brain is missing in a disorder associated with autism and learning disabilities, a new study by Yale University researchers ...
May 10, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Myths and stigma about ADHD contribute to poorer mental health for those affected
Around one in 30 Australians (or 3.4% of the population) have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Yet it remains a poorly understood and highly stigmatized disorder.
Jun 22, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Training your brain to pay attention
A recent analysis has brought new clarity to the debate over whether brain training exercises can improve people's ability to pay attention in everyday life.
Mar 24, 2015
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Medical research
Brain parasite directly alters brain chemistry
A research group from the University of Leeds has shown that infection by the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii, found in 10-20 per cent of the UK's population, directly affects the production of dopamine, a key chemical messenger ...
Nov 4, 2011
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Neuroscience
It's now or never: Visual events have 100 milliseconds to hit brain target or go unnoticed
Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have defined a crucial window of time that mice need to key in on visual events. As the brain processes visual information, an evolutionarily conserved region known as the superior ...
Apr 8, 2020
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Attention deficit disorders
ADHD plus childhood trauma heightens risk for self-harm, suicide
Young women with ADHD who have been exposed to abuse, neglect or other traumas in childhood and adolescence are at greater risk for self-injury, eating disorders and suicide than those with ADHD who were not mistreated in ...
Mar 3, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers find biological clues to mental health impacts of prenatal cannabis exposure
Scientists are trying to understand how cannabis may affect long-term neurodevelopment when babies are exposed to it in the womb.
Jul 5, 2024
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