No school interventions for 1 in 3 kids with ADHD
Lehigh University researchers found that one in three students with ADHD received no school-based interventions and two of three received no classroom management....
read moreFoods That Boost Brain Function
An article reviewing the scientific evidence behind 12 foods that may help improve brain function include not only the items, but also why they may help. The foods’ benefits may assist in boosting memory, concentration and the structure of...
read moreUrinary fluoride levels linked to ADHD
A team of researchers from York University and the University of Toronto found that higher levels of urinary fluoride during pregnancy are linked to more ADHD-like symptoms in school-age children. The study was funded by the National Institute of...
read moreHow bullying affects the brain
New research shoes that kids and teens who are chronically bullied have physical structural changes in the brain, affecting attention, motivation, reward sensitivity, conditioning and emotional processing....
read moreAttention training improves IQ and functioning of children’s brain...
Researchers in Spain found that computer-based attention-training intervention boosts IQ scores and brain functioning on preschool children....
read moreCan we predict the long-term outcomes of boys with ADHD?
A study of boys with ADHD in childhood (average age was 8 years old) and followed into adulthood (into their early 40s) found that while most of the early characteristics failed to distinguish between the poor vs. good outcomes,...
read moreHow brains of doers differ from those of procrastinators
Researchers used MRIs to study the brains of self-professed “doers” and “procrastinators” and found that procrastinators had less connectivity between the amygdala and the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex....
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