Scan Study Indicates Children With AD/HD May Have Less Flexibility In Brain Circuitry That Allows For Seamless “Multitasking”

According to HealthDay (7/29, Norton), youngsters with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) “may have less flexibility in the brain circuitry that allows for seamless ‘multitasking,’” investigators concluded in a study that “recruited 180 children and teenagers diagnosed with” AD/HD “and 180 without the disorder.” Each participant underwent “functional MRI.” The findings were published online July 22 in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.

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— “Kids With ADHD Have Differences in ‘Neural Flexibility,’ Brain Study Shows “Amy Norton, HealthDay, July 29, 2022

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