How 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....
read moreADHD drugs do not improve cognition in healthy college students...
New research from the University of Rhode Island has found that not only are healthy college students who take ADHD medications failing to see improved cognition, but also the meds may actually impair functioning....
read moreADHD diagnosis for adults can take seven years in the UK
A new report by the BBC says that some adults wait more than seven years to be diagnosed with ADHD because of huge waiting lists. Estimates are that 1.5 million adults in the UK have ADHD, but only 120,000...
read moreOne hour of gaming may improve attention
Researcher published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience indicates that just one hour of playing video games may help improve attention....
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