Deleting the NSF protein in striatal dopamine neurons causes ADHD-like symptoms in mice that respond to combination drug ...

Having a high intelligence quotient is generally thought to protect children from the most severe symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. A new large study reveals that while higher ...

While not all impulsive behavior speaks of mental illness, a wide range of mental health disorders which often emerge in adolescence, including depression and substance abuse, have been linked to ...

Recently, psychologists have stepped outside of the clinical setting and have accumulated research on how the dark side of human nature varies in the general population. What has become quite clear is ...

With over 5% of school-age children affected, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is considered to be one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders to occur in children that ...

MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--What if individual variations in brain structure could predict a young person’s tendency towards impulsive behaviors, offering early insights into mental health risks ...

A new study following hundreds of youth over more than a half-dozen years suggests that targeting adolescents who exhibit high levels of impulsivity in early adolescence could halt a cascading chain ...

When a word is too frequently used as a catch-all term, its definition becomes too broad and it can stop meaning anything concrete. That's why Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers suggest that the ...