ADHD May Affect Certain Regions of Children's Brains

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Post by laurex » Mon, Dec 31, 2018, 2:59 PM UTC

ADHD May Affect Certain Regions of Children's Brains
healthline.com

Re: ADHD May Affect Certain Regions of Children's Brains

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Post by thecatspaw » Mon, Dec 31, 2018, 3:38 PM UTC

Can someone mirror this? Im only getting the (gdpr violatng) "please let use track you and sell your privacy" popup

Going by just the headline: its nothing new that adhd affects brain regions and functions, specifically the executive functions

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Post by leemailll » Mon, Dec 31, 2018, 3:55 PM UTC

Considering the target of the common prescription for ADHD is dopamine transporter, this finding seems a no-brainer

Re: ADHD May Affect Certain Regions of Children's Brains

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Post by travisp » Mon, Dec 31, 2018, 3:56 PM UTC

thecatspaw wrote: post #2

Can someone mirror this? Im only getting the (gdpr violatng) "please let use track you and sell your privacy" popup Going by just the headline: its nothing new that adhd affects brain regions and functions, specifically the executive functions

The actual study is here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-inter...

This study is primarily new because it examined preschoolers. Most studies that have previously shown structural brain differences are of school aged children.

Re: ADHD May Affect Certain Regions of Children's Brains

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Post by loamseed » Tue, Jan 01, 2019, 2:36 AM UTC

Or rather certain regions of children's brains affect whether or not they are diagnosed with ADHD.