Attention can feel like a fragile thing, especially when your brain struggles to sort signal from noise. Every second, your ...

Attention depends on the brain’s ability to filter out distractions, but new research suggests this works best when background brain activity is quieter. Scientists found that lowering certain ...

Too much soda, candy and bad parenting have been cleared of full blame for children’s hyperactivity and uncontrollable behavior — at least according to a new study that has identified certain genetic ...

In a long-term study, researchers found that infants with high activity levels at one month were especially sensitive to ...

Why do some brains crave more stimulation than others? Learn about dopamine, genetics, and brain function, and how dopamine ...

Scientists are mapping the characteristics that adults with ADHD share—and revealing new coping strategies for people living with the disorder.

Let’s start with ADHD. Although some still claim that attention deficit hyper-activity disorder is all in the mind—or at least a social construct without a physical foundation—new research published ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how the brain regulates ...