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ADHD drugs increase brain glutamate, predict positive emotion in healthy people

“That’s important since glutamate is the major neurotransmitter responsible ... region that connects multiple brain networks involved in emotion, decision-making and behavior. They found that two ADHD ... read more

Dopamine Role in ADHD May Explain Drug’s Efficacy

Aside from its possible role in the cause and treatment of ADHD, dopamine is known to control movement and to be involved in Parkinson’s disease; to influence motivation and modulate reward; to intera... read more

Neurotransmitters Involved in ADHD

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) causes symptoms that can disrupt a patient’s life. For example, the patient can have problems sustaining attention during a task, staying still or contr... read more

Weekly Dose: new drug MDPV, or ‘monkey dust’, found in Australia. What is it and what are the harms?

Other norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitors (NDRIs) include pharmaceuticals such as methylphenidate (known as ritalin and used to treat ADHD ... MDPV has been involved in dozens of deaths ... read more

Risk tolerance: It's in your DNA

They also found shared genetic influences on overall risk tolerance and several personality traits and neuropsychiatric traits, including ADHD, bipolar disorder ... to the neurochemicals dopamine or s... read more

Large study identifies numerous genes associated with risk tolerance and risky behaviors

"We also found shared genetic influences on overall risk tolerance and several personality traits and neuropsychiatric traits—including ADHD ... to the neurochemicals dopamine or serotonin ... read more

The Dragon Noodles That Never Were

I’m sure this is a neurotypical thing as well, but I have a hunch the extremes take new heights in the ADHD brain. Pre-baby, I used to manically select recipes, sometimes getting my husband involved. ... read more

Brain chemical has key role in ADHD: studies

documented decreased dopamine activity in the brains of a group of adults with ADHD. Volkow said the decreased dopamine activity related to systems involved with attention and cognition, but also with ... read more

Stomach for risk? It could be in your genes, says U of T researcher involved in international study

“We also found shared genetic influences on overall risk tolerance and several personality traits and neuropsychiatric traits – including ADHD, bipolar disorder ... to the neurochemicals dopamine or s... read more

Large Study Identifies Genetic Variants Linked to Risk Tolerance and Risky Behaviors

They also found shared genetic influences on overall risk tolerance and several personality traits and neuropsychiatric traits, including ADHD, bipolar disorder ... to the neurochemicals dopamine or s... read more

My child has ADHD. Now what?

These drugs work by increasing the amounts of the brain chemicals dopamine and norepinephrine ... children with ADHD have fewer ADHD symptoms when they take these fast-acting medications. While there ... read more

ADHD appears to be associated with depressed dopamine activity in the brain

This suggests that dopamine dysfunction may be involved with ADHD symptoms and may contribute to substance abuse that often occurs simultaneously. ADHD is the most prevalent psychiatric disorder among ... read more