FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 27, 2022·3 min readMechanisms of Psychostimulants on Attention and Learning RevealedPsychostimulants 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.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 29, 2022·5 min readHow Ritalin Sharpens AttentionStudy 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 27, 2021·5 min readWithdrawal From Psychostimulants Restructures Functional Architecture of BrainWithdrawal from psychostimulants including methamphetamines, cocaine, and nicotine, produced restructuring of brain regions and major increases in functional connectivity, a new mouse study reveals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 4, 2019·4 min readCoffee, nicotine and amphetamines activate ‘hot spots’ in the fetal brainEpisodic exposure to nicotine, caffeine, and amphetamines triggers malfunctions in the fetal brain, specifically affecting the development of the indusium griseum.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 19, 2018·5 min readADHD Drugs Do Not Improve Cognition in Healthy College StudentsResearchers report, contrary to popular belief, Adderall and other ADHD drugs do not improve cognition in healthy college students. Instead, they may impair cognitive function.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 15, 2018·5 min readADHD Drug Increases Glutamate and Positive Emotion in Healthy PeopleA new study reveals a psychostimulant prescribed for ADHD increases glutamate in the brains of healthy people, resulting in more positive emotions.Read More
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