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Brain Scans Show We Take Risks Because We Can’t Stop Ourselves

By Guest PostFebruary 7, 2014Healthadhd, austin, balloon analogue, bart, brain activity, brain scans, developing an addiction, drunk driving, executive function, external factor, health relevant, hunger, lack of sleep, magnetic resonance imaging, make decision, mri, patterns of activity, peer pressure, risk task, risky behavior, risky decisions, russell poldrack, sarah helfinstein, scanner, take risks, university of texas, unprotected sex, unsafe sex, video game

AUSTIN, Texas — A new study correlating brain activity with how people make decisions suggests that when individuals engage in risky behavior, such as drunk driving or unsafe sex, it’s probably not because their brains’ desire systems are too active, but because their self-control systems are not active enough.

This might have implications for how health experts treat mental illness and addiction or how the legal system assesses a criminal’s likelihood of committing another crime. (more…)

Exercise May Lead to Better School Performance for Kids with ADHD

By Guest PostOctober 17, 2012Health, Scienceadhd, american children, attention, brain activity, cartoon fish, challenge, charles hillman, children, computer game, daniel picchietti, deficit, disorder, eeg cap, error, exercise, hyperactivity, inhibitory control, journal, kids, matthew pontifex, michigan, mistake, nonpharmaceutical treatment, pediatrics, physical activity, physical education, program, state university, swimming, treadmill, walking briskly

EAST LANSING, Mich. — A few minutes of exercise can help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder perform better academically, according to a new study led by a Michigan State University researcher.

The study, published in the current issue of the Journal of Pediatrics, shows for the first time that kids with ADHD can better drown out distractions and focus on a task after a single bout of exercise. Scientists say such “inhibitory control” is the main challenge faced by people with the disorder. (more…)

Skin Patch Improves Attention Span in Stroke Patients

By Guest PostJuly 7, 2012Healthadhd, brain damage, drug rotigotine, hemi spatial neglect, masud husain, parkinsons disease, placebo treatment, receptors in brain, skin patch, stroke, stroke patient, ucl, university college london

Researchers at the UCL Institute of Neurology have found that giving the drug rotigotine as a skin patch can improve inattention in some stroke patients.

Hemi-spatial neglect, a severe and common form of inattention that can be caused by brain damage following a stroke, is one of the most debilitating symptoms, frequently preventing patients from living independently. When the right side of the brain has suffered damage, the patient may have little awareness of their left-hand side and have poor memory of objects that they have seen, leaving them inattentive and forgetful. Currently there are few treatment options. (more…)

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Brain Scans Show We Take Risks Because We Can’t Stop Ourselves

Exercise May Lead to Better School Performance for Kids with ADHD

Skin Patch Improves Attention Span in Stroke Patients