Task paralysis is believed to be related to sensory overload, and generally looks like “over-analyzing, the inability to get ...

“Despite the name ‘Attention Deficit,’ ADHD is a multifaceted disorder in which difficulty focusing attention is just one component,” Maggie Sweitzer, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences ...

New research suggests that recognizing ADHD-related strengths like creativity and hyperfocus may improve mental health and ...

Now, researchers say the stimulants don’t work as previously believed. Instead of affecting regions of the brain that control ...

Neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and ADHD often share symptoms, including challenges with social situations, staying ...

Much research on ADHD focuses on the ways that it impairs functioning. A new study, however, illuminates how it may serve as ...

Drugs like Adderall and Ritalin appear to help children with ADHD by activating brain areas involved in alertness and ...

Attention disorders such as ADHD arise when the brain struggles to separate important signals from irrelevant noise. At any moment, the brain is flooded with information, and staying focused depends ...

Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas ...

Why do some brains crave more stimulation than others? Learn about dopamine, genetics, and brain function, and how dopamine ...

New research suggests that prescription stimulants for ADHD don't actually improve attention directly. They work on different pathways in the brain that support attention. .

New research shows that ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is linked to higher creativity, and that this ...