All Articles Tagged As: adhd

For neuroscientist the eye is a window to mind's workings (12/6/2007)

Neuroscientist uses visual 'tricks' to learn more about how the brain perceives the world. ...> Full Article

Researchers link low lead exposure to ADHD (12/1/2007)

Very low levels of lead in the blood - previously believed to be safe - could be contributing to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to a Michigan State University study of 150 children in the Lansing area. ...> Full Article

Brain Matures a Few Years Late in ADHD, But Follows Normal Pattern (11/17/2007)

In youth with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the brain matures in a normal pattern but is delayed three years in some regions, on average, compared to youth without the disorder, an imaging study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has revealed. The delay in ADHD was most prominent in regions at the front of the brain's outer mantle (cortex), important for the ability to control thinking, attention and planning. Otherwise, both groups showed a similar back-to-front wave of brain maturation with different areas peaking in thickness at different times (see movie below). ...> Full Article

Insulin's Brain Impact Links Drugs And Diabetes (10/18/2007)

Insulin, long known as an important regulator of blood glucose levels, now has a newly appreciated role in the brain. ...> Full Article

Gene Predicts Better Outcome as Cortex Normalizes in Teens with ADHD (8/9/2007)

Brain areas that control attention were thinnest in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who carried a particular version of a gene in a study by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). ...> Full Article