Iron, a common mineral (and, paradoxically, a common mineral deficiency in humans) is important to the brain and vital for normal brain development and human behavior. It is a key cofactor in the ...

It has long been known as the arbiter of reward in the brain, but recent findings could upend this classic theory of dopamine ...

They're marketed as a natural alternative to prescription drugs and popular on social media, but do they work?

Stimulant medications can make some people have a smaller appetite. If you take both a GLP⁠-1 and a stimulant, you might not feel the need to eat as much as you need to. That could cause you to lose ...

This is part 4 of a 5-part series on modern perspectives on ADHD. Part 3, "Is ADHD Really a Disorder?" is available here. If a distinct population of individuals have something we describe as ADHD, ...

For decades, one of the greatest challenges to treating neurological disorders like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ...

Have you ever wondered why staying motivated feels so much harder for you than it seems to for others? If you’re a woman with ADHD, it’s not just in your head. Prefer to listen rather than read? Press ...

A 17-year longitudinal study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beersheba has followed children from birth to ...

A large MRI study of over 3,500 children identified three biologically distinct ADHD biotypes using brain network modeling and AI clustering. Each subtype showed unique brain patterns, genetic risks, ...

Researchers discover a new dopamine signal in the striatum that acts as a guidance system, encoding trajectory errors to steer behavior toward goals.

A Boston University-led research team has discovered a dopamine signal in the brain that helps determine whether you are moving toward or away from a goal, potentially shedding new light on how the ...