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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·June 9, 2024·3 min read

          ADHD Medications Improve Long-Term Cognitive Function

          Long-term treatment with both stimulant (Methylphenidate) and non-stimulant (Atomoxetine) medications significantly improves cognitive functions in individuals with ADHD. The study highlights improvements in attention, inhibition, reaction time, and working memory, which are crucial for academic and occupational performance.
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          ·September 27, 2022·3 min read

          Mechanisms of Psychostimulants on Attention and Learning Revealed

          Psychostimulants increase dopamine levels, enhancing task-relevant cortical signals by acting on the striatum and the difference in dopamine synthesis capacity in the striatum explains the variability in the drugs' cognitive effects.
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          ·April 29, 2022·5 min read

          How Ritalin Sharpens Attention

          Study sheds new light on the neurobiological mechanisms that occur, allowing the ADHD drug Ritalin to improve attention and report the drug could have benefits for a range of cognitive changes associated with aging.
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          ·January 17, 2020·5 min read

          Rich rewards: ADHD medication’s effect on the brain

          Methylphenidate may boost norepinephrine levels in the prefrontal cortex, which in turn regulates dopaminergic neurons firing in the striatum, when a reward is delivered. The study sheds new light on how medications for ADHD affect the reward system in the brain.
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          ·August 13, 2019·4 min read

          ADHD medication may affect brain development in children

          Methylphenidate, a drug given to help treat ADHD, affects specific tract in white matter in young boys. The effects are age dependant as the changes were not observed in adults who use the treatment. Researchers say the drug should only be given to children if they are significantly affected by ADHD in their daily lives.
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          ·February 25, 2019·3 min read

          Ritalin Has No Effect on Primate Prefrontal Cortex

          Even at doses that help improve monkeys' attention, researchers observe no differences of neural activity in the prefrontal cortex after administering Ritalin.
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          ·December 13, 2018·6 min read

          Ritalin Drives Greater Connection Between Brain Areas Key to Memory and Attention

          A new neuroimaging study reveals methylphenidate, better known as Ritalin, increases the level of dopamine available in the caudate. Along with increased dopamine levels, researchers also notice greater functional connectivity between the prefrontal cortex, hippocampus and precuneus, three areas of the brain associated with memory and attention.
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          ·May 15, 2017·4 min read

          Non-Prescription Use of Ritalin Linked to Adverse Side Effects

          Researchers report changes in brain chemistry in people who take the medication Ritalin without it being prescribed to them. Changes impacted body weight, risk taking behaviors and locomotive activity. Additionally, women were more sensitive to the behavioral effects that men.
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          ·January 13, 2016·2 min read

          Struggling to Keep Your Fitness Resolution? Have a Cup of Coffee

          A new study reports a simple cup of coffee could be key to helping people stick to their fitness plans.
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          ·November 3, 2015·2 min read

          Psychoactive Medications Could Help Sedentary People to Exercise

          A new study reports psychoactive medications may have positive implications in encouraging sedentary people to exercise.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·July 11, 2013·3 min read

          Extroverts Have More Sensitive Brain-Reward System

          Extroverts brain's release more dopamine, giving them more reason to be excited and engaged in the world, a new study suggests.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·June 27, 2013·3 min read

          Ritalin Shows Promise in Treating Addiction

          Researchers find Ritalin, a commonly prescribed drug for ADHD, helps improve brain functional connectivity in cocaine addiction.
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