New findings from a study led by Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Scientific Council Member and NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grantee Rachel G. Klein, Ph.D. show men who were diagnosed with ADHD as children...
Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Did you know Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common brain and behavior disorders experienced in childhood?
Some children with ADHD continue to have it as adults. And many adults who have the disorder don't know it. Symptoms include difficulty staying focused and paying attention, difficulty controlling behavior, and hyperactivity.
Rachel G. Klein, Ph.D.
January 11, 2013
Bryan L. Roth, M.D., Ph.D.
December 31, 2012
Bryan L. Roth, M.D., Ph.D., a member of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Scientific Council and three-time NARSAD Grantee, is among leaders of a team that has successfully tested an automated process to...
Gabriel Corfas, Ph.D.
May 18, 2012
NARSAD Independent Investigator Grantee, Gabriel Corfas, Ph.D., is one of the authors of a new study that found that mice carrying a certain mutated form of gene displayed the human-like symptoms of attention deficit-...
Mark Bellgrove, PH.D.
May 07, 2012
One of the largest imaging study of the human brain ever conducted is helping researchers understand why some teenagers start smoking or experimenting with drugs and others don’t. NARSAD grantee Mark Bellgrove, Ph.D....
Rachel G. Klein
April 18, 2012
Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a disturbance of self-control, of what we call response inhibition, or delay of gratification. What happens is that these children are motivated to apply themselves, but...
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