Figuring out the causes of why children develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been on scientists' radar ...

Children who present with the most volatile form of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder have a harder time regulating their emotions, researchers say. When overwhelmed, this can lead to full-body ...

A landmark finding of delayed brain maturation in ADHD was likely based on a data mirage ...

Brain scans revealed a hidden and more severe form of ADHD in children, characterized by significant emotional disturbances.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. When most people hear the term ADHD, they picture a child ...

A new study suggests that children with ADHD may exhibit a distinctive, measurable pattern of brain activity that could reflect differences in neural efficiency. The researchers focus on aperiodic EEG ...

Identifying aspects at the neuron, region, or network level has offered significant but limited insight into how ADHD manifests as a diverse array of symptoms. Instead of spotlighting a specific brain ...

She says that gardening helps her ADHD by releasing consistent dopamine hits, plus providing access to a specific (and ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

ADHD symptoms are not stable, but they change with the seasons. Knowing how winter and summer affect ADHD can help with ...

Irritability isn’t “a bad mood” but a neurobiological signal we may overlook in ADHD and depression. A simple trace mineral ...

Share on Pinterest What can genes and brain volume tell us about Parkinson’s, ADHD? Image credit: Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images. A genome-wide association study has identified a ...